Lafayette city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lafayette 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
1.4%
2023
1.6%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+14.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.8 pp (-57.1%) |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.4 pp (66.7%) |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.1 pp (-10%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.9 pp (100%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.2 pp (-11.1%) |