Townsend city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Townsend 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
5.5%
2023
10.0%
Total change
+4.5 pp
% change
+81.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.8 pp (14.5%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +1.7 pp (27%) |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +2.6 pp (32.5%) |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -2.5 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +1.9 pp (23.5%) |