Lakewood city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lakewood 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
4.7%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-14.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +0.4 pp (8.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.9 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -0.5 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.5 pp (13.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -0.2 pp (-4.8%) |