Island City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Island City 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
6.5%
2023
7.2%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+10.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -2.4 pp (-36.9%) |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -3.0 pp (-73.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +2.2 pp (200%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +1.0 pp (30.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +2.9 pp (67.4%) |