Mercer Island city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Mercer Island 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
78.2%
2023
78.8%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+0.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.2% | — |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 76.2% | -2.0 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2021 | 77.5% | +1.3 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +0.2 pp (0.3%) |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +1.1 pp (1.4%) |