Johnstown city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Johnstown 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
12.0%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-9.7 pp
% change
-80.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -3.2 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -4.4 pp (-47.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -2.5 pp (-52.1%) |