Lake Forest city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lake Forest 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
4.9%
2023
5.7%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+16.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.3 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.4 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +0.6 pp (14.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.4 pp (8.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.5 pp (9.6%) |