Palmerton borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Palmerton borough's foreign-born population 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
4.9%
2023
1.5%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-69.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -2.2 pp (-44.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +1.2 pp (44.4%) |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -2.5 pp (-64.1%) |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.2 pp (14.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp (-6.3%) |