Columbus town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Columbus 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
8.5%
2023
11.9%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+40%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -2.1 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -3.8 pp (-59.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.6 pp (23.1%) |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +9.0 pp (281.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.5%) |