North Wilkesboro town: Poverty Rate Trend
How North Wilkesboro 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
34.7%
2023
17.1%
Total change
-17.6 pp
% change
-50.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -15.8 pp (-45.5%) |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +2.6 pp (13.8%) |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -4.7 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +0.4 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |