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
21.9%
2023
21.2%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-3.2%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.9% | — |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -1.3 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +0.2 pp (1%) |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -0.5 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +0.7 pp (3.4%) |