Jenkintown borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jenkintown 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
9.6%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-59.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.8 pp (-18.8%) |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -7.1 pp (-91%) |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.9 pp (128.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +1.4 pp (87.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.9 pp (30%) |