Lake Charles city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lake Charles 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
17.3%
2023
16.2%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-6.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.3% | — |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +0.9 pp (5.2%) |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -3.0 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +1.0 pp (6.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |