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
11.9%
2023
13.0%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+9.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.5 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -0.9 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -1.1 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +4.3 pp (45.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -0.7 pp (-5.1%) |