Freehold borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Freehold 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
13.3%
2023
9.6%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-27.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -1.2 pp (-9%) |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.6 pp (5%) |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -0.6 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -2.1 pp (-17.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -0.4 pp (-4%) |