Lower Merion School District: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lower Merion School District'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
1.6%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+87.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +1.4 pp (87.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +0.8 pp (26.7%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -0.7 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.2 pp (6.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.3 pp (-9.1%) |