Wharton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wharton 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
17.1%
2023
12.4%
Total change
-4.7 pp
% change
-27.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +0.7 pp (4.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -7.1 pp (-39.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +1.0 pp (9.3%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +2.8 pp (23.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -2.1 pp (-14.5%) |