Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wichita Falls, TX 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
14.1%
2023
10.3%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-27%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -2.3 pp (-16.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -0.4 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -1.1 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +0.2 pp (2%) |