Elm City town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elm City 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
15.9%
2023
15.0%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-5.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.4 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +2.3 pp (14.1%) |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +3.3 pp (17.7%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -6.5 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -0.4 pp (-2.6%) |