Mount Carmel borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mount Carmel 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
11.2%
2023
11.9%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+6.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +3.3 pp (29.5%) |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +2.4 pp (16.6%) |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -1.0 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -0.4 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -3.6 pp (-23.2%) |