Wausau city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wausau 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
13.2%
2023
9.0%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-31.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -3.4 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -1.6 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -0.5 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +1.3 pp (16.9%) |