Merritt Island CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merritt Island CDP'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
10.2%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-42.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -3.1 pp (-30.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -3.4 pp (-47.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.8 pp (21.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.2 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.6 pp (37.2%) |