Houston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Houston 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
18.1%
2023
16.1%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-11%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -1.2 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -0.6 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.3 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.2%) |