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
2.5%
2023
1.6%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-36%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +1.4 pp (56%) |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -1.0 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -0.2 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -0.8 pp (-29.6%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -0.3 pp (-15.8%) |