Ithaca, NY Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ithaca, NY Metro Area'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
9.5%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-37.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -2.4 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -1.6 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.5 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.1 pp (22.9%) |