Empire CDP: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Empire CDP'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
6.4%
2023
8.5%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+32.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -2.3 pp (-35.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +1.4 pp (34.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +1.3 pp (23.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +1.0 pp (14.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.7 pp (9%) |