Spencer city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Spencer 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
20.9%
2023
33.6%
Total change
+12.7 pp
% change
+60.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.9% | — |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +4.0 pp (19.1%) |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +13.9 pp (55.8%) |
| 2021 | 32.5% | -6.3 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +1.7 pp (5.2%) |
| 2023 | 33.6% | -0.6 pp (-1.8%) |