Point Pleasant Beach borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Point Pleasant Beach 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
1.8%
2023
5.0%
Total change
+3.2 pp
% change
+177.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +2.7 pp (150%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.9 pp (-20%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.8 pp (22.2%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.6 pp (13.6%) |