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
6.7%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-13.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +6.8 pp (101.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -1.5 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -1.3 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -2.3 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -2.6 pp (-31%) |