Sinking Spring borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Sinking Spring 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
12.8%
2023
9.6%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-25%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +2.3 pp (18%) |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +1.5 pp (9.9%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -3.3 pp (-19.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -6.1 pp (-45.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +2.4 pp (33.3%) |