Elkins city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Elkins 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
5.4%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-27.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -2.0 pp (-37%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.2 pp (5.9%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -0.7 pp (-19.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +1.0 pp (34.5%) |