Taft city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Taft 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
20.4%
2023
9.3%
Total change
-11.1 pp
% change
-54.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.4% | — |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +6.9 pp (33.8%) |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -1.5 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -0.8 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -10.0 pp (-40%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -5.7 pp (-38%) |