Wilkesboro town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wilkesboro town'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
26.2%
2023
16.2%
Total change
-10.0 pp
% change
-38.2%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.2% | — |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -2.6 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -1.3 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -3.4 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -0.6 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -2.1 pp (-11.5%) |