Martinsville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Martinsville 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
19.4%
2023
16.6%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-14.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +5.5 pp (28.2%) |
| 2021 | 23.1% | -1.9 pp (-7.6%) |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -2.7 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -3.8 pp (-18.6%) |