Kalamazoo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kalamazoo 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
18.0%
2023
17.2%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-4.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -3.1 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +0.8 pp (5.4%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +0.8 pp (5.1%) |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -1.4 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +2.1 pp (13.9%) |