Hico city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hico 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
13.2%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-6.1 pp
% change
-46.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +0.4 pp (3%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -1.0 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -4.2 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -1.7 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +0.4 pp (6%) |