Wheeling city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wheeling 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
9.0%
2023
13.7%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+52.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.3 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +3.7 pp (55.2%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.4 pp (3.8%) |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +1.2 pp (11.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +1.7 pp (14.2%) |