Wathena city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wathena 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
5.8%
2023
7.7%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+32.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -0.3 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -1.3 pp (-23.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +1.2 pp (28.6%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -1.6 pp (-29.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +3.9 pp (102.6%) |