Muskegon Heights city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Muskegon Heights 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
34.8%
2023
38.9%
Total change
+4.1 pp
% change
+11.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.8% | — |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -2.9 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -0.5 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -0.3 pp (-1%) |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +3.0 pp (9.6%) |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +4.8 pp (14.1%) |