Star city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Star 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
6.5%
2023
7.8%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+20%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -2.4 pp (-36.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.6 pp (14.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -1.6 pp (-34%) |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -0.7 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +5.4 pp (225%) |