Chapel Hill town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Chapel Hill 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
4.2%
2023
6.6%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+57.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.5 pp (11.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +0.4 pp (8.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.2 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.8 pp (15.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +0.5 pp (8.2%) |