Wilmington city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wilmington 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
13.5%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-9.1 pp
% change
-67.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -2.3 pp (-17%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -5.1 pp (-45.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -2.3 pp (-37.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -1.5 pp (-39.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +2.1 pp (91.3%) |