West Laurel CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How West Laurel CDP'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
3.5%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-51.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +4.4 pp (125.7%) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -6.0 pp (-75.9%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.1 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -0.3 pp (-15%) |