Watertown city: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Watertown 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
27.7%
2023
22.2%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-19.9%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27.7% | — |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -4.6 pp (-16.6%) |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +4.1 pp (17.7%) |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -4.5 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +1.3 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -1.8 pp (-7.5%) |