Ottumwa, IA Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ottumwa, IA Micro 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
13.0%
2023
12.6%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-3.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.3 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +1.5 pp (11.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -2.0 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +1.9 pp (15.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -1.5 pp (-10.6%) |