Mount Penn borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mount Penn 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
18.7%
2023
9.0%
Total change
-9.7 pp
% change
-51.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -1.0 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +1.3 pp (7.3%) |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -4.2 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -3.0 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -2.8 pp (-23.7%) |