Oak Island town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Oak Island town'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
7.3%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-8.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -2.2 pp (-30.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +1.1 pp (21.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.2 pp (3.2%) |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.3 pp (4.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |