Bethlehem CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Bethlehem 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
15.5%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-13.4 pp
% change
-86.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -7.3 pp (-47.1%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -1.1 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -4.5 pp (-63.4%) |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -0.9 pp (-34.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.4 pp (23.5%) |