Palmdale city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Palmdale 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
16.0%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-25.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -2.4 pp (-15%) |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -0.3 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -1.2 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |