Lower Merion School District: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lower Merion School District's foreign-born population 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
1.9%
2023
11.8%
Total change
+9.9 pp
% change
+521.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +11.2 pp (589.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -9.7 pp (-74%) |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +9.2 pp (270.6%) |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.4 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -0.4 pp (-3.3%) |