New Castle, IN Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How New Castle, IN Micro 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
12.3%
2023
9.2%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-25.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -0.7 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -1.0 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -0.9 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.3 pp (3.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -0.8 pp (-8%) |