Houghton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Houghton 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
9.9%
2023
17.3%
Total change
+7.4 pp
% change
+74.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -2.0 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +1.5 pp (19%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +1.4 pp (14.9%) |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +5.7 pp (52.8%) |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +0.8 pp (4.8%) |