Wakefield city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wakefield 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
4.2%
2023
11.5%
Total change
+7.3 pp
% change
+173.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +1.2 pp (28.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -2.9 pp (-53.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +3.2 pp (128%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +1.2 pp (21.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +4.6 pp (66.7%) |