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
12.9%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-6.7 pp
% change
-51.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.6 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -1.8 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -5.7 pp (-60%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +1.9 pp (50%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.5 pp (8.8%) |