Waterville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waterville 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
7.5%
2023
8.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -3.5 pp (-46.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +2.8 pp (70%) |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +0.9 pp (13.2%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.7 pp (9.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.3 pp (-3.6%) |