West Point city: Poverty Rate Trend
How West Point 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
16.0%
2023
25.5%
Total change
+9.5 pp
% change
+59.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -0.4 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +2.4 pp (15.4%) |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +2.3 pp (12.8%) |
| 2023 | 25.5% | +5.3 pp (26.2%) |