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
2.1%
2023
5.2%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+147.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -0.1 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -2.0 pp (-100%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +4.3 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.4 pp (9.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.5 pp (10.6%) |