Portales city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Portales 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
26.3%
2023
26.4%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+0.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.3% | — |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +0.5 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -0.8 pp (-3%) |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -0.5 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -1.0 pp (-3.9%) |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +1.9 pp (7.8%) |