Wales village: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wales village'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
4.3%
2023
0.9%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-79.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.7 pp (16.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -2.2 pp (-44%) |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -0.6 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.5 pp (22.7%) |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -1.8 pp (-66.7%) |