Merlin CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merlin 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
5.0%
2023
11.4%
Total change
+6.4 pp
% change
+128%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +17.1 pp (342%) |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -4.7 pp (-21.3%) |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -5.6 pp (-32.2%) |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +12.0 pp (101.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -12.4 pp (-52.1%) |