Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 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
10.1%
2023
8.5%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-15.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -2.2 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +0.4 pp (5.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -0.3 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |