Polk City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Polk City 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
1.3%
2023
4.8%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+269.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.3 pp (-100%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +4.4 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -0.4 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +2.5 pp (62.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -1.7 pp (-26.2%) |