Midland, TX Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Midland, 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
6.7%
2023
7.8%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+16.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +0.5 pp (7.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.7 pp (9.7%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +1.5 pp (19%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -1.1 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.5 pp (-6%) |