To calculate the percent of change in population from Town A from 2010 to 2020, we can use the formula you provided:
In this case:
- New value (2020 population) = 18,560
- Old value (2010 population) = 12,979
Now, we can substitute these values into the formula:
Calculating the change:
Now substituting this back into the equation:
Now, calculate the fraction:
Now multiply by 100 to get the percentage:
Rounding to the nearest whole percentage point gives us 43%.
So, the percent of change in population from 2010 to 2020 is a 43% increase.