West Reading borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How West Reading borough's foreign-born population 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
3.9%
2023
4.5%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+15.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +2.2 pp (56.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.9 pp (15.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.3 pp (4.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -2.6 pp (-36.6%) |