Polk City town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Polk City town'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
16.5%
2023
9.2%
Total change
-7.3 pp
% change
-44.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -4.9 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -3.0 pp (-25.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.2 pp (2.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.9 pp (10.8%) |