Wheat Ridge city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wheat Ridge 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
7.4%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-23%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +1.0 pp (13.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -1.0 pp (-11.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -0.4 pp (-5.4%) |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.4 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.9 pp (-13.6%) |