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
20.1%
2023
25.9%
Total change
+5.8 pp
% change
+28.9%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.1% | — |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +0.7 pp (3.5%) |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +3.5 pp (16.7%) |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +0.9 pp (3.7%) |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +0.6 pp (2.4%) |