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
14.6%
2023
12.8%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-12.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -3.3 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +0.4 pp (3.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -0.3 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +1.2 pp (10.3%) |