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
4.5%
2023
7.3%
Total change
+2.8 pp
% change
+62.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.2 pp (4.4%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +3.4 pp (72.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -1.0 pp (-13%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.6 pp (9%) |