Ithaca city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ithaca city'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
11.8%
2023
11.3%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-4.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +2.2 pp (18.6%) |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -0.9 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +5.0 pp (38.2%) |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -3.0 pp (-16.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -3.8 pp (-25.2%) |