Wayne city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wayne 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
19.1%
2023
14.2%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-25.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -0.3 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -2.5 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +1.1 pp (6.7%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -1.1 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -2.1 pp (-12.9%) |