Muncie, IN Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Muncie, 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
12.6%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-11.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +1.0 pp (7.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -1.3 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -0.8 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |