Ruston city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ruston 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
1.6%
2023
4.3%
Total change
+2.7 pp
% change
+168.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +2.9 pp (181.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.2 pp (4.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -0.5 pp (-10.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.1 pp (2.4%) |