Hazleton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hazleton 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
19.8%
2023
24.1%
Total change
+4.3 pp
% change
+21.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.8% | — |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -0.9 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +1.3 pp (6.8%) |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +3.8 pp (18.6%) |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |