Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area'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
11.9%
2023
10.7%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-10.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -0.9 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.4 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.2 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |