Ottumwa, IA Micro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Ottumwa, IA Micro 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
18.3%
2023
19.4%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+6%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.5 pp (2.7%) |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +0.9 pp (4.8%) |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -0.6 pp (-3%) |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -0.6 pp (-3.1%) |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +0.9 pp (4.9%) |