Van Wert, OH Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Van Wert, OH Micro Area'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
8.3%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-9.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.3 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.8 pp (-11.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.6 pp (9.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.7 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +1.4 pp (23%) |