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
18.5%
2023
9.6%
Total change
-8.9 pp
% change
-48.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +10.6 pp (57.3%) |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -10.0 pp (-34.4%) |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +1.4 pp (7.3%) |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -1.5 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -9.4 pp (-49.5%) |