Lakeland city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Lakeland 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
13.3%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-18.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.3% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +2.0 pp (14.9%) |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -4.9 pp (-31.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.4 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |