Ames city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Ames city's bachelor's degree or higher 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
5.2%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +5.0 pp (96.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.8 pp (7.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +0.3 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -3.5 pp (-31%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -4.1 pp (-52.6%) |