Morehead City town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Morehead City town'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
17.3%
2023
14.6%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-15.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -3.9 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -3.3 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +0.9 pp (8.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.9 pp (8.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +2.7 pp (22.7%) |