Emporium borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Emporium 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
14.8%
2023
17.4%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+17.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +3.9 pp (26.4%) |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +15.2 pp (81.3%) |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -10.7 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -6.1 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.3 pp (1.8%) |