Merced city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Merced 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
17.5%
2023
18.0%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+2.9%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -1.0 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +1.1 pp (6.5%) |