Waterloo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waterloo 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
4.1%
2023
4.7%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+14.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -2.0 pp (-48.8%) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -0.2 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.9 pp (-47.4%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +2.8 pp (280%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.9 pp (23.7%) |