Ponchatoula city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ponchatoula 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
14.3%
2023
16.8%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+17.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +5.3 pp (37.1%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -6.8 pp (-34.7%) |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +7.9 pp (61.7%) |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -3.1 pp (-15%) |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -0.8 pp (-4.5%) |