Vandalia city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Vandalia 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
25.6%
2023
12.9%
Total change
-12.7 pp
% change
-49.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -6.8 pp (-26.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -3.3 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +1.5 pp (9.7%) |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -2.7 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -1.4 pp (-9.8%) |