Manhattan, KS Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Manhattan, KS 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
7.5%
2023
11.5%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+53.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +1.2 pp (16%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +2.3 pp (26.4%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +0.6 pp (5.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -0.3 pp (-2.5%) |