Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Santa Cruz-Watsonville, 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
39.8%
2023
43.6%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+9.5%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.8% | — |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +1.0 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +1.0 pp (2.5%) |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +0.1 pp (0.2%) |
| 2022 | 42.5% | +0.6 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +1.1 pp (2.6%) |