Sandstone city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sandstone 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
18.5%
2023
21.2%
Total change
+2.7 pp
% change
+14.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -6.0 pp (-32.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.8 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.5 pp (4.3%) |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +5.5 pp (45.1%) |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +3.5 pp (19.8%) |