Thomas city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Thomas 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
16.2%
2023
12.0%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-25.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +2.6 pp (16%) |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -0.3 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -7.5 pp (-40.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.9 pp (8.2%) |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |