Highland Park borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Highland Park 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
8.0%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-35%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.2 pp (-15%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -2.5 pp (-36.8%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.7 pp (16.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.5 pp (30%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -1.3 pp (-20%) |