Wamego city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wamego 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
11.9%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-6.3 pp
% change
-52.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +2.3 pp (19.3%) |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +2.7 pp (19%) |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -3.7 pp (-21.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -2.1 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -5.5 pp (-49.5%) |