Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 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
34.4%
2023
37.2%
Total change
+2.8 pp
% change
+8.1%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.4% | — |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +1.3 pp (3.8%) |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +0.5 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.2 pp (0.6%) |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +0.8 pp (2.2%) |