Tamaqua borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Tamaqua 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
14.4%
2023
18.8%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+30.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -4.1 pp (-28.5%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +6.4 pp (62.1%) |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -1.4 pp (-8.4%) |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +2.0 pp (13.1%) |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +1.5 pp (8.7%) |