Lavaca city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lavaca 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
14.2%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-11.2 pp
% change
-78.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -5.0 pp (-35.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -2.4 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +2.0 pp (29.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -3.3 pp (-37.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -2.5 pp (-45.5%) |