Ocala city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ocala 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
16.7%
2023
15.0%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-10.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +1.0 pp (6%) |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -2.2 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -1.0 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +0.8 pp (5.6%) |