Mercedes city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mercedes 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
30.0%
2023
24.5%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-18.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.0% | — |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -1.3 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -6.2 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -0.2 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +1.4 pp (6.3%) |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +0.8 pp (3.4%) |