West Columbia city: Poverty Rate Trend
How West Columbia 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
11.4%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-33.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -2.0 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +1.0 pp (10.6%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -2.1 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +0.7 pp (8.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -1.4 pp (-15.6%) |