Palo Alto city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Palo Alto 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
5.2%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-38.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.9 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -0.6 pp (-14%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -1.0 pp (-27%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.5 pp (18.5%) |