Wheeler city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wheeler 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
12.9%
2023
12.7%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-1.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.9% | — |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +2.8 pp (21.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -5.3 pp (-33.8%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -2.0 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +1.0 pp (11.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +3.3 pp (35.1%) |