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
16.7%
2023
14.1%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-15.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.7% | — |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +8.6 pp (51.5%) |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -3.1 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -5.0 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +1.6 pp (9.3%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -4.7 pp (-25%) |