West Reading borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How West Reading 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
16.8%
2023
7.0%
Total change
-9.8 pp
% change
-58.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -4.6 pp (-27.4%) |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +2.3 pp (18.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -3.5 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -0.3 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -3.7 pp (-34.6%) |