Merrydale CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merrydale 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
19.2%
2023
25.9%
Total change
+6.7 pp
% change
+34.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.2% | — |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +2.3 pp (12%) |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -3.3 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +5.5 pp (30.1%) |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +2.1 pp (8.8%) |