Watsontown borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Watsontown 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
8.3%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-28.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -2.1 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -2.1 pp (-33.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -0.5 pp (-12.2%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +1.2 pp (33.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.1 pp (22.9%) |