Forest City borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Forest City 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
16.3%
2023
18.5%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+13.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -9.4 pp (-57.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.7 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +6.3 pp (101.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +5.9 pp (47.2%) |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |