Wooster town: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wooster 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
10.3%
2023
8.1%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-21.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +2.9 pp (28.2%) |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -0.6 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -1.3 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -5.4 pp (-47.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +2.2 pp (37.3%) |