Forest Park city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Forest Park 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
28.0%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-16.1 pp
% change
-57.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -6.3 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -3.8 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -1.2 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -3.5 pp (-21%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -1.3 pp (-9.8%) |