Oak Forest city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Oak 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
4.6%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-10.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -1.3 pp (-28.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -0.5 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.7 pp (25%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.7 pp (-20%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +1.3 pp (46.4%) |