Truth or Consequences city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Truth or Consequences 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
18.7%
2023
29.0%
Total change
+10.3 pp
% change
+55.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +11.6 pp (62%) |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -6.3 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -2.2 pp (-9.2%) |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.7 pp (3.2%) |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +6.5 pp (28.9%) |