Watauga city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Watauga 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
7.7%
2023
8.5%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+10.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +0.9 pp (11.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -1.6 pp (-18%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +0.6 pp (8.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.6 pp (7.6%) |