Vassar city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Vassar 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
18.4%
2023
13.6%
Total change
-4.8 pp
% change
-26.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -1.2 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -0.5 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -4.4 pp (-26.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +1.2 pp (9.7%) |