Wood-Ridge borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wood-Ridge 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
5.2%
2023
6.5%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+25%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -2.1 pp (-40.4%) |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -0.7 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +3.2 pp (133.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -1.3 pp (-23.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +2.2 pp (51.2%) |