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
12.1%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-28.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -1.2 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.9 pp (8.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -2.9 pp (-25.2%) |