Ottawa, IL Micro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Ottawa, IL Micro Area's bachelor's degree or higher changed from 2019 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.
2019
18.4%
2023
19.6%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+6.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | — |
| 2019 | 18.4% | — |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.5 pp (2.7%) |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +0.3 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +0.3 pp (1.6%) |