Downingtown borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Downingtown 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
3.2%
2023
5.2%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+62.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.5 pp (-46.9%) |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.4 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +3.4 pp (261.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.4 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.9 pp (20.9%) |