La Center city: Poverty Rate Trend
How La Center 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
3.0%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-6.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -0.5 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.8 pp (32%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +2.7 pp (81.8%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -3.1 pp (-51.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -0.1 pp (-3.4%) |