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
12.8%
2023
13.5%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+5.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.6 pp (4.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -0.7 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.6 pp (4.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +0.2 pp (1.5%) |