Valparaiso city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Valparaiso 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
8.8%
2023
11.7%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+33%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -1.7 pp (-19.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +1.9 pp (26.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +2.3 pp (25.6%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -0.6 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +1.0 pp (9.3%) |