Townsend town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Townsend 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
8.9%
2023
3.0%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-66.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -6.5 pp (-73%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.2 pp (8.3%) |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -1.3 pp (-50%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.6 pp (46.2%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +1.1 pp (57.9%) |