Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Punta Gorda, FL 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
8.3%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-20.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -0.6 pp (-7.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -0.3 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.4 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.6 pp (-8.3%) |