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
30.6%
2023
19.6%
Total change
-11.0 pp
% change
-35.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.6% | — |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -3.9 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -4.9 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.6 pp (2.8%) |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -1.6 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -1.2 pp (-5.8%) |