Chalfont borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chalfont borough'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
7.2%
Total change
+5.1 pp
% change
+242.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.6 pp (28.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +1.8 pp (66.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -0.2 pp (-4.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.4 pp (9.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +2.5 pp (53.2%) |