Oberlin city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Oberlin 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
11.5%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-47%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -0.8 pp (-7%) |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -2.6 pp (-24.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -1.1 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -3.4 pp (-48.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +2.5 pp (69.4%) |