Mechanicstown CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mechanicstown CDP'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
13.9%
2023
8.3%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-40.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -1.3 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +2.2 pp (17.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -8.8 pp (-59.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +4.5 pp (75%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -2.2 pp (-21%) |