Rensselaer city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Rensselaer 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
15.9%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-12.0 pp
% change
-75.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -6.4 pp (-40.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -1.8 pp (-18.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +3.3 pp (42.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -6.6 pp (-60%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -0.5 pp (-11.4%) |