Pontiac city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pontiac 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
14.6%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-7.5 pp
% change
-51.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -3.6 pp (-25.2%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.9 pp (8.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -2.5 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -2.0 pp (-22%) |