Mason City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mason City 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
13.8%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-23.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +4.7 pp (34.1%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -3.1 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -2.5 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +1.7 pp (13.2%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -4.0 pp (-27.4%) |