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
18.3%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-9.2 pp
% change
-50.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -6.6 pp (-36.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -3.6 pp (-30.8%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -0.8 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -1.6 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +3.4 pp (59.6%) |