Watervliet city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Watervliet 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
16.4%
2023
11.0%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-32.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.4% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -2.8 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -2.3 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +0.6 pp (5.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.7 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -0.2 pp (-1.8%) |