Plainfield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Plainfield 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
17.1%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-26.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.6 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -2.4 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -0.4 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +0.4 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -1.6 pp (-11.3%) |