Walkerton town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Walkerton 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
8.6%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-57%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -3.4 pp (-39.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -1.1 pp (-21.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -1.0 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +1.8 pp (58.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -1.2 pp (-24.5%) |