Wiscasset CDP: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wiscasset CDP'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
21.1%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-15.6 pp
% change
-73.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.1% | — |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +3.1 pp (14.7%) |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -0.7 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -12.6 pp (-53.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -5.2 pp (-47.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.2 pp (-3.5%) |