Mount Airy town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mount Airy 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
9.1%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-7.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.1% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +4.1 pp (45.1%) |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -1.1 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +4.0 pp (33.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -7.2 pp (-44.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -0.5 pp (-5.6%) |