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
5.2%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-51.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.5 pp (-28.8%) |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -0.9 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.1 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.1 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -0.3 pp (-10.7%) |