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
10.6%
2023
14.6%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+37.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +1.1 pp (10.4%) |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -2.1 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +2.4 pp (25%) |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +2.3 pp (19.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +0.3 pp (2.1%) |