Portage borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Portage 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
6.1%
2023
10.5%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+72.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +1.2 pp (19.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +0.5 pp (6.8%) |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +3.2 pp (41%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |