Cajah's Mountain town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cajah's Mountain town'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
6.9%
2023
7.0%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+1.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.6 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.8 pp (15.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -1.6 pp (-26.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +1.3 pp (28.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +1.2 pp (20.7%) |