Galveston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Galveston 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
15.5%
2023
13.4%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-13.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -2.9 pp (-18.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -1.3 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +1.1 pp (9.6%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.9 pp (7.2%) |