Storm Lake city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Storm Lake 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
14.2%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-9.4 pp
% change
-66.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -1.7 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -3.5 pp (-28%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.9 pp (-10%) |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -4.7 pp (-58%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +1.4 pp (41.2%) |