Houma city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Houma 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
21.2%
2023
14.1%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-33.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.2% | — |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -1.5 pp (-7%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -3.3 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -2.7 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +0.3 pp (2.2%) |