Waterloo town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waterloo 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
12.6%
2023
16.6%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+31.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +1.2 pp (9.6%) |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +3.4 pp (24.8%) |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -0.6 pp (-3.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |