Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metro 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
9.6%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-3.7 pp
% change
-38.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.5 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -1.8 pp (-22.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -0.3 pp (-4.8%) |