Wauchula city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wauchula 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
9.4%
2023
30.7%
Total change
+21.3 pp
% change
+226.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +2.9 pp (30.9%) |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +12.1 pp (98.4%) |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +2.4 pp (9.8%) |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +3.2 pp (11.9%) |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +0.7 pp (2.3%) |