Gainesville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gainesville city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
22.3%
2023
16.9%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-24.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.3% | — |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -6.0 pp (-26.9%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +0.4 pp (2.5%) |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -2.0 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +2.0 pp (13.4%) |