Salinas, CA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Salinas, CA 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
23.9%
2023
27.9%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+16.7%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.9% | — |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +0.8 pp (3.3%) |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +1.5 pp (6.1%) |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +0.3 pp (1.1%) |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +0.6 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +0.8 pp (3%) |