West Lafayette city: Poverty Rate Trend
How West Lafayette 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
12.7%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-43.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -3.0 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -2.8 pp (-28.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.2 pp (2.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |