Portage city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Portage 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
15.2%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-38.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -1.8 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -1.7 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -2.9 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +0.5 pp (5.6%) |