Old Forge borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Old Forge borough'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
13.8%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-9.5 pp
% change
-68.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -6.1 pp (-44.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.9 pp (-24.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -1.3 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.2 pp (4.4%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.4 pp (-8.5%) |