Petal city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Petal 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
7.8%
2023
10.8%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+38.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +3.1 pp (39.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +3.3 pp (31.1%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -2.0 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -1.1 pp (-9.2%) |