Boulder, CO Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Boulder, CO Metro Area'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
60.4%
2023
63.9%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+5.8%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 60.4% | — |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +1.7 pp (2.8%) |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.9 pp (1.4%) |
| 2021 | 62.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.2%) |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +0.3 pp (0.5%) |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +0.7 pp (1.1%) |