Norristown borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Norristown 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
17.6%
2023
15.2%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-13.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -2.9 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -3.5 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +1.7 pp (15.2%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +0.7 pp (5.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +1.6 pp (11.8%) |