Point Pleasant city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Point Pleasant 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
30.9%
2023
13.6%
Total change
-17.3 pp
% change
-56%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.9% | — |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -6.4 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -9.1 pp (-37.1%) |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +0.8 pp (5.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -10.4 pp (-64.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +7.8 pp (134.5%) |