San Luis Obispo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How San Luis Obispo 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
6.9%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-5.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.4 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -0.7 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.9 pp (18.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +0.8 pp (14%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |