Waynesville town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Waynesville town'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
18.8%
2023
10.3%
Total change
-8.5 pp
% change
-45.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -5.4 pp (-28.7%) |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +3.7 pp (27.6%) |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -0.9 pp (-5.3%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -2.2 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -3.7 pp (-26.4%) |