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
25.4%
2023
39.3%
Total change
+13.9 pp
% change
+54.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.4% | — |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +5.6 pp (22%) |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +9.4 pp (30.3%) |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +3.7 pp (9.2%) |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -11.8 pp (-26.8%) |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +7.0 pp (21.7%) |