Black Mountain town: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Black Mountain town'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
43.0%
2023
58.7%
Total change
+15.7 pp
% change
+36.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43.0% | — |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +6.5 pp (15.1%) |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +7.6 pp (15.4%) |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +3.5 pp (6.1%) |
| 2022 | 58.3% | -2.3 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 58.7% | +0.4 pp (0.7%) |