Hempstead city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hempstead 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
32.2%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-22.7 pp
% change
-70.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.2% | — |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -11.6 pp (-36%) |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -0.9 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -3.5 pp (-17.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -7.2 pp (-44.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.5 pp (5.6%) |