Polkton town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Polkton 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
15.2%
2023
23.9%
Total change
+8.7 pp
% change
+57.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -7.8 pp (-51.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +1.4 pp (18.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.6 pp (6.8%) |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +9.2 pp (97.9%) |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +5.3 pp (28.5%) |