Lake Waccamaw town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lake Waccamaw 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
16.5%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-12.6 pp
% change
-76.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -2.7 pp (-16.4%) |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -4.6 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -3.6 pp (-39.1%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -2.5 pp (-44.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.8 pp (25.8%) |