Palmyra borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Palmyra 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
4.4%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-45%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.6 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -1.3 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -1.7 pp (-27.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.7 pp (15.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -0.7 pp (-13.7%) |