Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Alabama: Females

(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                 1,296,020     100.0      802,060      61.9     555,640      42.9   $23,566          72.0
 Not a high school graduate      180,675      13.9       64,810      35.9      38,520      21.3   $15,983          48.9
 High school graduate            400,285      30.9      232,945      58.2     161,460      40.3   $19,455          59.5
 Some college                    408,450      31.5      282,795      69.2     194,055      47.5   $22,750          69.5
 Bachelor degree                 169,625      13.1      127,730      75.3      92,170      54.3   $31,713          96.9
 Advanced degree                  87,135       6.7       70,430      80.8      54,260      62.3   $38,165         116.7

21 to 24 years                   119,735     100.0       72,875      60.9      34,940      29.2   $16,106          49.2
 Not a high school graduate       15,060      12.6        5,755      38.2       2,450      16.3   $13,894          42.5
 High school graduate             30,985      25.9       18,085      58.4      10,475      33.8   $14,742          45.1
 Some college                     52,785      44.1       34,585      65.5      15,685      29.7   $16,171          49.4
 Bachelor degree                  14,000      11.7       10,870      77.7       4,640      33.2   $23,761          72.6
 Advanced degree                   1,250       1.0          935      74.7         505      40.6   $20,587          62.9
25 to 34 years                   300,870     100.0      199,680      66.4     139,015      46.2   $22,146          67.7
 Not a high school graduate       33,880      11.3       13,650      40.3       7,630      22.5   $15,568          47.6
 High school graduate             79,570      26.4       48,480      60.9      33,265      41.8   $17,349          53.0
 Some college                    104,105      34.6       73,975      71.1      50,665      48.7   $20,924          64.0
 Bachelor degree                  53,280      17.7       42,400      79.6      32,225      60.5   $29,778          91.0
 Advanced degree                  18,315       6.1       15,495      84.6      11,615      63.4   $35,192         107.6
35 to 44 years                   352,210     100.0      239,475      68.0     172,340      48.9   $24,821          75.9
 Not a high school graduate       40,830      11.6       17,310      42.4      10,840      26.6   $16,293          49.8
 High school graduate            108,960      30.9       71,090      65.2      50,305      46.2   $20,079          61.4
 Some college                    114,125      32.4       84,685      74.2      61,780      54.1   $24,233          74.1
 Bachelor degree                  52,080      14.8       39,450      75.7      28,935      55.6   $35,051         107.1
 Advanced degree                  23,790       6.8       20,185      84.8      15,865      66.7   $38,674         118.2
45 to 54 years                   305,605     100.0      198,535      65.0     147,070      48.1   $26,705          81.6
 Not a high school graduate       41,375      13.5       15,010      36.3       9,615      23.2   $15,983          48.9
 High school graduate             99,970      32.7       61,885      61.9      44,920      44.9   $21,022          64.3
 Some college                     88,380      28.9       64,105      72.5      47,925      54.2   $26,661          81.5
 Bachelor degree                  35,410      11.6       27,335      77.2      20,925      59.1   $34,671         106.0
 Advanced degree                  29,615       9.7       25,185      85.0      20,020      67.6   $39,600         121.0
55 to 64 years                   217,600     100.0       91,490      42.0      62,280      28.6   $23,921          73.1
 Not a high school graduate       49,535      22.8       13,085      26.4       7,985      16.1   $16,657          50.9
 High school graduate             80,795      37.1       33,405      41.3      22,500      27.8   $20,804          63.6
 Some college                     49,060      22.5       25,445      51.9      17,995      36.7   $26,147          79.9
 Bachelor degree                  14,855       6.8        7,680      51.7       5,440      36.6   $34,217         104.6
 Advanced degree                  14,165       6.5        8,635      61.0       6,250      44.1   $40,334         123.3

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   175,170     100.0       21,555      12.3       7,860       4.5   $19,860          60.7
 Not a high school graduate       61,790      35.3        4,890       7.9       1,420       2.3   $14,850          45.4
 High school graduate             59,205      33.8        7,995      13.5       3,140       5.3   $18,545          56.7
 Some college                     28,785      16.4        4,875      16.9       1,910       6.6   $24,471          74.8
 Bachelor degree                  10,000       5.7        1,500      15.0         570       5.7   $22,974          70.2
 Advanced degree                   7,420       4.2        1,325      17.9         460       6.2   $38,311         117.1