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
2.3%
2023
0.6%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-73.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.9 pp (39.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.3 pp (9.4%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -1.6 pp (-45.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -0.6 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -0.7 pp (-53.8%) |