Welch city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Welch 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
18.0%
2023
21.0%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+16.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +5.6 pp (31.1%) |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +8.0 pp (33.9%) |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -15.1 pp (-47.8%) |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +6.9 pp (41.8%) |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -2.4 pp (-10.3%) |