Locust city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Locust 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
8.3%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-38.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.1 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -1.2 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +2.3 pp (38.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.9 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -2.3 pp (-31.1%) |