Galveston town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Galveston town'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
9.4%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-8.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +2.2 pp (23.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -4.1 pp (-35.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -2.8 pp (-37.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +5.1 pp (108.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.2 pp (-12.2%) |