Highlands borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Highlands 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
9.2%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-7.0 pp
% change
-76.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -5.7 pp (-62%) |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -1.4 pp (-40%) |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.1 pp (-100%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +1.9 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.3 pp (15.8%) |