Galesburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Galesburg 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
13.4%
2023
13.9%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+3.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +0.3 pp (2.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.0 pp (-14.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +0.9 pp (7.7%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +1.6 pp (12.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |