Merriam Woods city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Merriam Woods 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
25.3%
2023
18.9%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-25.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.3% | — |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -1.7 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +4.1 pp (17.4%) |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -4.1 pp (-14.8%) |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -4.6 pp (-19.5%) |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |