Wooster, OH Micro Area: Poverty Rate Trend
How Wooster, 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
9.4%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-46.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.9 pp (-20.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -0.7 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -0.8 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -1.1 pp (-18.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.1 pp (2%) |