Prairie City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Prairie City 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
6.5%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-83.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -3.3 pp (-50.8%) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -1.3 pp (-40.6%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.3 pp (15.8%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -1.1 pp (-50%) |