Whiting city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Whiting 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
12.8%
2023
20.1%
Total change
+7.3 pp
% change
+57%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +1.0 pp (7.8%) |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +0.6 pp (4.3%) |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +4.6 pp (31.9%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -4.5 pp (-23.7%) |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +5.6 pp (38.6%) |