Waurika city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waurika 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
20.1%
2023
25.1%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+24.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.1% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +1.0 pp (5%) |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -3.2 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +5.2 pp (29.1%) |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +0.3 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +1.7 pp (7.3%) |