Wells city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wells 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
16.0%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-12.2 pp
% change
-76.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -3.2 pp (-20%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -1.5 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -4.5 pp (-39.8%) |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -1.6 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -1.4 pp (-26.9%) |