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
7.8%
2023
20.2%
Total change
+12.4 pp
% change
+159%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +16.1 pp (209.1%) |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -1.2 pp (-5%) |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -0.2 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -2.2 pp (-9.8%) |