Traverse City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Traverse City 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
4.6%
2023
4.9%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+6.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +1.4 pp (30.4%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -1.5 pp (-25%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -0.3 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.2 pp (28.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.5 pp (-9.3%) |