Salem city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Salem 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
14.0%
2023
14.8%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+5.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -0.2 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.5 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +0.3 pp (2.1%) |