Prospect Park borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Prospect Park 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
15.6%
2023
24.8%
Total change
+9.2 pp
% change
+59%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -0.7 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +2.3 pp (15.4%) |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +1.5 pp (8.7%) |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +1.1 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +5.0 pp (25.3%) |