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
12.1%
2023
9.0%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-25.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -1.9 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -1.2 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -0.3 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +1.6 pp (18.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -1.3 pp (-12.6%) |