Lakeland city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lakeland 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
12.9%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-17.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -0.8 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.4 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -1.1 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |