Waterloo city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Waterloo 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
19.4%
2023
23.9%
Total change
+4.5 pp
% change
+23.2%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +12.8 pp (66%) |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +0.6 pp (1.9%) |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -1.9 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2022 | 25.3% | -5.6 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -1.4 pp (-5.5%) |