Carolina Beach town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Carolina Beach town'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
8.6%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-10.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -2.2 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -1.7 pp (-26.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -1.1 pp (-23.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +3.2 pp (88.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.9 pp (13.2%) |