Forest City city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Forest City city'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
7.6%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-21.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +1.9 pp (25%) |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -2.4 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -1.5 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -0.9 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +1.3 pp (27.7%) |