Lake Wales city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Lake Wales 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
17.3%
2023
19.6%
Total change
+2.3 pp
% change
+13.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.3% | — |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -2.2 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -2.5 pp (-16.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +2.3 pp (18.4%) |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +4.8 pp (32.4%) |