Waterville town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waterville 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
4.5%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-22.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -2.8 pp (-62.2%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.6 pp (35.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +1.3 pp (56.5%) |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.3 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.2 pp (6.1%) |