Gastonia city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gastonia 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
14.9%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-24.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -2.9 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -1.0 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +0.8 pp (7.7%) |