Ephrata city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ephrata city'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
7.3%
2023
14.9%
Total change
+7.6 pp
% change
+104.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -3.3 pp (-45.2%) |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +5.1 pp (127.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -2.1 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +8.4 pp (120%) |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -0.5 pp (-3.2%) |