Pontiac, IL Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pontiac, IL 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
9.2%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-20.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +2.0 pp (21.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -1.7 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -0.7 pp (-7.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.8 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -0.7 pp (-8.8%) |