Story City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Story City 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
3.5%
2023
12.1%
Total change
+8.6 pp
% change
+245.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.4 pp (11.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +9.1 pp (233.3%) |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +1.9 pp (14.6%) |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -1.1 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -1.7 pp (-12.3%) |