Altoona city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Altoona city'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
6.1%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-37.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -0.6 pp (-9.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -1.5 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -1.0 pp (-25%) |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +0.2 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.6 pp (18.7%) |