Spencer, IA Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Spencer, IA 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
9.1%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-27.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -0.6 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -0.6 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +1.3 pp (16.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -1.1 pp (-12%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -1.5 pp (-18.5%) |