Star town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Star town'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
6.7%
2023
18.4%
Total change
+11.7 pp
% change
+174.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +0.1 pp (1.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -1.9 pp (-27.9%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -2.3 pp (-46.9%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +15.8 pp (607.7%) |