Jonestown borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Jonestown 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
9.3%
2023
4.9%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-47.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -2.3 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -0.6 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +1.1 pp (17.2%) |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -2.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.4 pp (-7.5%) |