Allentown CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Allentown CDP'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
1.6%
2023
19.1%
Total change
+17.5 pp
% change
+1093.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +6.9 pp (431.3%) |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +5.5 pp (64.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -1.4 pp (-10%) |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +6.9 pp (54.8%) |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -0.4 pp (-2.1%) |