Los Altos city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Los Altos 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
2.4%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.9 pp (-36%) |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.5 pp (31.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -0.1 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.2 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.2 pp (9.1%) |