Wise town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wise 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
6.8%
2023
14.4%
Total change
+7.6 pp
% change
+111.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.6 pp (8.8%) |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +1.9 pp (25.7%) |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +3.5 pp (37.6%) |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +4.3 pp (33.6%) |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -2.7 pp (-15.8%) |