Waynesville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waynesville 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
18.5%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-15.3 pp
% change
-82.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.5% | — |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +2.9 pp (15.7%) |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -6.3 pp (-29.4%) |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -1.1 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -7.5 pp (-53.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -3.3 pp (-50.8%) |