Spruce Pine town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Spruce Pine 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
25.4%
2023
12.8%
Total change
-12.6 pp
% change
-49.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.4% | — |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -5.4 pp (-21.3%) |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -4.9 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -3.4 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +4.3 pp (36.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -3.2 pp (-20%) |