Gulfport city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Gulfport 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
9.7%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-11.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -4.7 pp (-48.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +1.9 pp (38%) |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +1.4 pp (20.9%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.5 pp (6.2%) |