Muncie city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Muncie 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
17.6%
2023
17.5%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-0.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +2.3 pp (13.1%) |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -2.7 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +1.0 pp (5.8%) |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -0.6 pp (-3.3%) |