Hobart city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hobart 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
7.4%
2023
8.2%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+10.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +1.5 pp (20.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -0.4 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +1.1 pp (12.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -1.5 pp (-15.5%) |