Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Iowa: 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                   803,375     100.0      615,405      76.6     407,925      50.8   $24,778          75.7
 Not a high school graduate       50,395       6.3       25,115      49.8      14,020      27.8   $18,404          56.3
 High school graduate            258,115      32.1      187,190      72.5     124,680      48.3   $21,202          64.8
 Some college                    291,915      36.3      235,100      80.5     154,190      52.8   $23,897          73.0
 Bachelor degree                 140,585      17.5      117,220      83.4      80,180      57.0   $30,895          94.4
 Advanced degree                  48,180       6.0       41,840      86.8      29,145      60.5   $40,189         122.8

21 to 24 years                    78,290     100.0       59,835      76.4      26,955      34.4   $18,408          56.3
 Not a high school graduate        4,920       6.3        2,600      52.8       1,135      23.0   $14,984          45.8
 High school graduate             17,930      22.9       13,120      73.2       7,165      40.0   $16,869          51.6
 Some college                     40,580      51.8       31,915      78.7      13,300      32.8   $18,222          55.7
 Bachelor degree                  12,640      16.1       10,645      84.2       4,615      36.5   $22,968          70.2
 Advanced degree                     830       1.1          590      70.8         255      30.5   $22,813          69.7
25 to 34 years                   176,800     100.0      139,355      78.8      95,780      54.2   $23,805          72.8
 Not a high school graduate       10,060       5.7        4,975      49.5       2,615      26.0   $18,420          56.3
 High school graduate             41,445      23.4       30,320      73.2      20,130      48.6   $19,641          60.0
 Some college                     69,245      39.2       56,315      81.3      38,640      55.8   $22,213          67.9
 Bachelor degree                  43,110      24.4       37,020      85.9      27,555      63.9   $28,366          86.7
 Advanced degree                   9,930       5.6        8,770      88.3       5,515      55.5   $33,683         103.0
35 to 44 years                   222,415     100.0      181,650      81.7     124,805      56.1   $25,893          79.1
 Not a high school graduate       11,235       5.1        6,575      58.6       3,890      34.6   $18,359          56.1
 High school graduate             70,755      31.8       56,255      79.5      39,240      55.5   $21,887          66.9
 Some college                     83,990      37.8       71,175      84.7      49,065      58.4   $25,464          77.8
 Bachelor degree                  39,010      17.5       32,860      84.2      22,490      57.7   $32,885         100.5
 Advanced degree                  13,810       6.2       12,260      88.8       8,560      62.0   $40,290         123.1
45 to 54 years                   194,665     100.0      157,695      81.0     113,050      58.1   $26,718          81.7
 Not a high school graduate       10,250       5.3        5,525      53.9       3,490      34.0   $18,933          57.9
 High school graduate             67,375      34.6       52,635      78.1      37,455      55.6   $22,028          67.3
 Some college                     65,010      33.4       54,590      84.0      39,440      60.7   $26,190          80.0
 Bachelor degree                  32,485      16.7       28,025      86.3      20,165      62.1   $33,865         103.5
 Advanced degree                  16,290       8.4       14,815      90.9      11,005      67.6   $41,953         128.2
55 to 64 years                   131,205     100.0       76,865      58.6      47,335      36.1   $24,134          73.8
 Not a high school graduate       13,930      10.6        5,440      39.1       2,895      20.8   $18,897          57.8
 High school graduate             60,610      46.2       34,860      57.5      20,690      34.1   $21,337          65.2
 Some college                     33,090      25.2       21,105      63.8      13,745      41.5   $25,329          77.4
 Bachelor degree                  13,345      10.2        8,665      65.0       5,350      40.1   $32,425          99.1
 Advanced degree                   7,320       5.6        5,410      73.9       3,815      52.1   $42,080         128.6

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   113,920     100.0       21,795      19.1       5,675       5.0   $19,133          58.5
 Not a high school graduate       20,080      17.6        2,775      13.8         560       2.8   $14,229          43.5
 High school graduate             55,945      49.1       10,570      18.9       2,805       5.0   $17,856          54.6
 Some college                     23,605      20.7        5,350      22.7       1,345       5.7   $20,619          63.0
 Bachelor degree                   7,680       6.7        1,485      19.3         415       5.4   $27,788          84.9
 Advanced degree                   3,645       3.2        1,035      28.4         350       9.6   $35,938         109.8