Mercer borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mercer 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
15.0%
2023
10.1%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-32.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -4.9 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -1.1 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +0.7 pp (7.8%) |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -1.2 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +1.6 pp (18.8%) |