Wapello city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wapello 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
9.4%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-6.5 pp
% change
-69.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -4.6 pp (-48.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.3 pp (-6.2%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.9 pp (20%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -2.1 pp (-38.9%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.4 pp (-12.1%) |