Phillipsburg town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Phillipsburg 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
15.0%
2023
18.2%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+21.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -1.5 pp (-10%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -2.3 pp (-17%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +2.1 pp (18.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +0.8 pp (6%) |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +4.1 pp (29.1%) |