Hiawatha city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hiawatha 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
10.9%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-6.1 pp
% change
-56%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -6.9 pp (-63.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.9 pp (22.5%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +3.2 pp (65.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.9 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -2.4 pp (-33.3%) |