Ojai city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Ojai 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
4.2%
2023
7.9%
Total change
+3.7 pp
% change
+88.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -2.6 pp (-61.9%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +4.8 pp (300%) |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -0.9 pp (-14.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.9 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +3.3 pp (71.7%) |