Weslaco city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Weslaco 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
21.9%
2023
23.1%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+5.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.9% | — |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -0.2 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +2.0 pp (9.2%) |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +1.8 pp (7.6%) |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -1.5 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -0.9 pp (-3.7%) |