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
18.5%
2023
13.9%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-24.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -1.0 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -1.5 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -1.0 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -1.3 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +0.2 pp (1.5%) |