Wheaton city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wheaton 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
10.4%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-35.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -1.3 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -0.6 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -3.4 pp (-40%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -1.0 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +2.6 pp (63.4%) |