Westlake city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Westlake 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
7.5%
2023
8.6%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+14.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +3.5 pp (46.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -1.7 pp (-15.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -1.7 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -2.0 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +3.0 pp (53.6%) |