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
15.0%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-6.8 pp
% change
-45.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -1.9 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -2.7 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -1.4 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.2 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.4 pp (5.1%) |