East Meadow CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How East Meadow CDP'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
2.5%
2023
3.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+24%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.5 pp (20%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.7 pp (23.3%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -1.9 pp (-51.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +1.0 pp (55.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp (10.7%) |