Imperial city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Imperial 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
5.6%
2023
10.7%
Total change
+5.1 pp
% change
+91.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +1.9 pp (33.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -0.5 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +0.8 pp (11.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +1.4 pp (17.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +1.5 pp (16.3%) |