Yelm city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Yelm 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
11.6%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-8.9 pp
% change
-76.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -6.0 pp (-51.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -3.6 pp (-64.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.8 pp (40%) |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -0.6 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.5 pp (22.7%) |