Fairmont city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Fairmont 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
10.5%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-47.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +2.5 pp (23.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -0.8 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -1.4 pp (-11.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +0.9 pp (8.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -6.2 pp (-53%) |