Morro Bay city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Morro Bay 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
4.8%
2023
5.7%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+18.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +3.9 pp (81.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -3.1 pp (-35.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1.4 pp (25%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -1.1 pp (-16.2%) |