Mars borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mars 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
6.1%
2023
6.5%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+6.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +6.0 pp (98.4%) |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -7.4 pp (-60.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.3 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +1.9 pp (41.3%) |