Taft Southwest CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Taft Southwest CDP'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
31.5%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-23.7 pp
% change
-75.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.5% | — |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -0.9 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -2.6 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -5.5 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -12.7 pp (-56.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -2.0 pp (-20.4%) |