Homer city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Homer 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
5.0%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+38%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +0.9 pp (18%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +1.4 pp (23.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.7 pp (-9.2%) |