Iowa City, IA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Iowa City, IA 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
6.5%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-6.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +0.7 pp (10.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -0.6 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -0.8 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |