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
16.2%
2023
19.5%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+20.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -0.7 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +5.8 pp (37.4%) |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -2.3 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -0.8 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +1.3 pp (7.1%) |