Tempe city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tempe 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
11.7%
2023
8.0%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-31.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -2.3 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +0.7 pp (7.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -1.1 pp (-11%) |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -0.9 pp (-10.1%) |