Penbrook borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Penbrook 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
26.7%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-24.6 pp
% change
-92.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.7% | — |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -4.8 pp (-18%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -13.9 pp (-63.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -1.7 pp (-21.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +4.5 pp (71.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -8.7 pp (-80.6%) |