Pearl River town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pearl River town'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
14.8%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-5.9 pp
% change
-39.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -6.5 pp (-43.9%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -5.1 pp (-61.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +1.2 pp (37.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +4.4 pp (97.8%) |