Wellington city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wellington 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
12.2%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-11.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +3.3 pp (27%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -3.5 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -3.0 pp (-25%) |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +2.0 pp (22.2%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -0.2 pp (-1.8%) |