Van Wert city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Van Wert 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
14.5%
2023
13.2%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -1.3 pp (-9%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -2.6 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +1.0 pp (9.4%) |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +2.1 pp (18.9%) |