Palo Alto city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Palo Alto 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
81.1%
2023
82.4%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+1.6%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81.1% | — |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +1.7 pp (2.1%) |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -0.1 pp (-0.1%) |
| 2021 | 82.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 82.2% | -0.5 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.2 pp (0.2%) |