Opelika city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Opelika 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
14.8%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-17.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -2.3 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -2.1 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +1.5 pp (14.4%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +1.3 pp (10.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -1.0 pp (-7.6%) |