Altavista town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Altavista town'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
20.5%
2023
13.4%
Total change
-7.1 pp
% change
-34.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.5% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +1.0 pp (4.9%) |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -3.6 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -4.2 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -5.7 pp (-41.6%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +5.4 pp (67.5%) |