Palm Bay city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Palm Bay 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
18.3%
2023
22.6%
Total change
+4.3 pp
% change
+23.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +1.0 pp (5.5%) |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +0.3 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +1.7 pp (8.7%) |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +0.7 pp (3.3%) |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +0.6 pp (2.7%) |