Elsmere town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elsmere 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
9.3%
2023
17.4%
Total change
+8.1 pp
% change
+87.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +2.5 pp (26.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -2.0 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +1.0 pp (10.2%) |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +7.3 pp (67.6%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -0.7 pp (-3.9%) |