Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Alaska: Box Sexes

(Data from the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time (YRFT) workers. The relative earnings of a given group equals the median earnings of the group divided by $32,717, the median earnings of US YRFT workers aged 21 to 64, times 100)

                                       Total                                     Worked year-round full-time in 1999
                                                            Employed                                           Relative
                                             Perc.                                                 Median      earnings
                                  Number     dist.       Number   Percent      Number   Percent  earnings  (US Med=100)

21 to 64 years                   356,310     100.0      259,710      72.9     161,965      45.5   $38,383         117.3
 Not a high school graduate       26,180       7.3       12,740      48.7       5,970      22.8   $26,430          80.8
 High school graduate            103,355      29.0       69,095      66.9      39,975      38.7   $31,758          97.1
 Some college                    130,495      36.6       99,590      76.3      63,325      48.5   $36,335         111.1
 Bachelor degree                  58,025      16.3       47,625      82.1      32,210      55.5   $45,963         140.5
 Advanced degree                  29,040       8.2       25,035      86.2      17,310      59.6   $55,390         169.3

21 to 24 years                    27,420     100.0       18,930      69.0       8,275      30.2   $21,805          66.6
 Not a high school graduate        2,655       9.7        1,435      54.0         460      17.3   $18,715          57.2
 High school graduate             10,555      38.5        6,905      65.5       3,340      31.7   $21,463          65.6
 Some college                     11,100      40.5        8,230      74.2       3,560      32.1   $22,266          68.1
 Bachelor degree                   1,940       7.1        1,685      87.0         675      34.7   $24,896          76.1
 Advanced degree                     105       0.4           75      71.7          15      13.2   $31,250          95.5
25 to 34 years                    81,300     100.0       60,230      74.1      36,475      44.9   $31,798          97.2
 Not a high school graduate        5,235       6.4        2,710      51.8       1,325      25.3   $25,902          79.2
 High school graduate             25,495      31.4       17,535      68.8       9,740      38.2   $27,573          84.3
 Some college                     30,490      37.5       23,390      76.7      14,840      48.7   $31,042          94.9
 Bachelor degree                  14,040      17.3       11,825      84.2       7,585      54.0   $37,188         113.7
 Advanced degree                   3,755       4.6        3,320      88.4       2,125      56.6   $42,870         131.0
35 to 44 years                   109,655     100.0       83,820      76.4      53,280      48.6   $40,167         122.8
 Not a high school graduate        7,540       6.9        4,025      53.4       2,045      27.1   $28,517          87.2
 High school graduate             33,705      30.7       23,865      70.8      14,055      41.7   $35,137         107.4
 Some college                     40,205      36.7       32,185      80.1      21,035      52.3   $37,930         115.9
 Bachelor degree                  17,840      16.3       14,930      83.7      10,300      57.7   $47,459         145.1
 Advanced degree                   7,610       6.9        6,880      90.4       4,785      62.9   $52,121         159.3
45 to 54 years                    93,525     100.0       71,280      76.2      47,530      50.8   $46,240         141.3
 Not a high school graduate        5,280       5.6        2,670      50.6       1,355      25.7   $27,277          83.4
 High school graduate             22,100      23.6       14,895      67.4       9,085      41.1   $36,854         112.6
 Some college                     34,710      37.1       27,100      78.1      18,190      52.4   $42,045         128.5
 Bachelor degree                  17,730      19.0       14,840      83.7      10,710      60.4   $51,612         157.8
 Advanced degree                  11,735      12.5       10,655      90.8       7,520      64.1   $59,244         181.1
55 to 64 years                    44,410     100.0       25,445      57.3      16,410      36.9   $45,195         138.1
 Not a high school graduate        5,475      12.3        1,900      34.7         785      14.3   $28,250          86.3
 High school graduate             11,500      25.9        5,900      51.3       3,755      32.6   $36,885         112.7
 Some college                     13,995      31.5        8,685      62.1       5,700      40.7   $42,250         129.1
 Bachelor degree                   6,475      14.6        4,345      67.1       2,940      45.4   $51,361         157.0
 Advanced degree                   5,830      13.1        4,105      70.4       2,865      49.1   $59,773         182.7

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                    21,610     100.0        4,155      19.2       1,930       8.9   $33,138         101.3
 Not a high school graduate        5,545      25.7          630      11.4         245       4.4   $26,042          79.6
 High school graduate              5,710      26.4          950      16.6         445       7.8   $35,044         107.1
 Some college                      5,465      25.3        1,310      23.9         645      11.8   $30,691          93.8
 Bachelor degree                   2,205      10.2          500      22.7         240      10.9   $36,488         111.5
 Advanced degree                   1,900       8.8          635      33.4         310      16.2   $50,938         155.7