Wellsburg city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wellsburg 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
9.4%
2023
15.9%
Total change
+6.5 pp
% change
+69.1%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.5 pp (16%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -3.6 pp (-33%) |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +2.2 pp (30.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.7 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +8.1 pp (103.8%) |