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
20.7%
2023
19.1%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-7.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -7.2 pp (-34.8%) |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -0.5 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -0.5 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +2.4 pp (19.2%) |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +4.2 pp (28.2%) |