Towanda city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Towanda 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
16.1%
2023
11.2%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-30.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -9.5 pp (-59%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -1.7 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +5.6 pp (114.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -1.1 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +1.8 pp (19.1%) |