Jim Thorpe borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jim Thorpe 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
9.4%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-53.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -2.6 pp (-27.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.9 pp (13.4%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -4.0 pp (-52.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.8 pp (22.2%) |