Morganton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Morganton 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
15.0%
2023
24.3%
Total change
+9.3 pp
% change
+62%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.5 pp (10%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +1.1 pp (6.7%) |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +1.9 pp (10.8%) |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +4.3 pp (22.1%) |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +0.5 pp (2.1%) |