Pottstown borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Pottstown 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
16.0%
2023
15.9%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-0.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -2.0 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -3.2 pp (-22.9%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +2.1 pp (19.4%) |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +0.8 pp (6.2%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +2.2 pp (16.1%) |