Mountainside borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mountainside 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
2.5%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+20%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.8 pp (-72%) |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.7 pp (-100%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +1.5 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.3 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +1.2 pp (66.7%) |