Lykens borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lykens 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
24.7%
2023
13.6%
Total change
-11.1 pp
% change
-44.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.7% | — |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -0.5 pp (-2%) |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -2.9 pp (-12%) |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -6.5 pp (-30.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -3.0 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +1.8 pp (15.3%) |