Hughestown borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Hughestown 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
7.3%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-27.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +3.3 pp (45.2%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -6.0 pp (-56.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.1 pp (2.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.1 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.7 pp (15.2%) |