South Toms River borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How South Toms River 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
15.6%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-11.3 pp
% change
-72.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -7.9 pp (-50.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +2.7 pp (35.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -2.7 pp (-26.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -3.2 pp (-42.7%) |