Wharton borough: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wharton borough'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
4.5%
2023
17.5%
Total change
+13.0 pp
% change
+288.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +3.4 pp (75.6%) |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +6.3 pp (79.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +2.4 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.7 pp (4.2%) |