Palmerton borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Palmerton 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
8.0%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-3.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -4.9 pp (-61.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.4 pp (12.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +3.8 pp (108.6%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +3.2 pp (43.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -2.8 pp (-26.7%) |