Blacksburg town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Blacksburg 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
24.9%
2023
20.5%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-17.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.9% | — |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -4.2 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -4.1 pp (-19.8%) |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +1.3 pp (7.8%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.5 pp (2.8%) |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +2.1 pp (11.4%) |