Swissvale borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Swissvale 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
8.6%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-29.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -1.7 pp (-19.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -1.2 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +3.5 pp (60.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -3.2 pp (-34.4%) |