Reading city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Reading city'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
9.0%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-13.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -2.5 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -1.6 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +1.1 pp (22.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +1.8 pp (30%) |