Oberlin town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Oberlin 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
24.7%
2023
13.3%
Total change
-11.4 pp
% change
-46.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.7% | — |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +5.3 pp (21.5%) |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -9.0 pp (-30%) |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -3.2 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -4.5 pp (-25.3%) |