Melvindale city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Melvindale 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
21.5%
2023
26.1%
Total change
+4.6 pp
% change
+21.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -4.2 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +2.3 pp (13.3%) |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +1.2 pp (6.1%) |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +4.2 pp (20.2%) |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +1.1 pp (4.4%) |