Cressona borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Cressona 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
11.3%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-7.8 pp
% change
-69%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +1.9 pp (16.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +1.6 pp (12.1%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -3.6 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -2.5 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -5.2 pp (-59.8%) |