West Branch city: Poverty Rate Trend
How West Branch 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
6.2%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+2.8 pp
% change
+45.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +3.6 pp (58.1%) |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -0.5 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +1.3 pp (14.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -1.5 pp (-14.3%) |