Watchung borough: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Watchung borough'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
57.4%
2023
62.8%
Total change
+5.4 pp
% change
+9.4%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 57.4% | — |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +1.1 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +3.6 pp (6.2%) |
| 2021 | 60.8% | -1.3 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -0.5 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 62.8% | +2.5 pp (4.1%) |