Elon town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elon 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
2.9%
2023
4.6%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+58.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +1.9 pp (65.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +3.0 pp (68.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -2.6 pp (-35.1%) |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.2 pp (-4.2%) |