Central town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Central 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
16.6%
2023
12.9%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-22.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -6.5 pp (-39.2%) |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +2.4 pp (23.8%) |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +2.9 pp (23.2%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -3.6 pp (-23.4%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +1.1 pp (9.3%) |