Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Louisiana: 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                 1,275,815     100.0      785,075      61.5     516,650      40.5   $22,859          69.9
 Not a high school graduate      179,735      14.1       61,160      34.0      31,825      17.7   $13,492          41.2
 High school graduate            424,465      33.3      248,740      58.6     162,800      38.4   $18,707          57.2
 Some college                    368,145      28.9      254,195      69.0     166,550      45.2   $22,349          68.3
 Bachelor degree                 173,295      13.6      134,025      77.3      95,650      55.2   $30,597          93.5
 Advanced degree                  76,325       6.0       61,820      81.0      44,545      58.4   $36,213         110.7

21 to 24 years                   127,500     100.0       76,025      59.6      31,815      25.0   $15,128          46.2
 Not a high school graduate       16,455      12.9        5,945      36.1       2,070      12.6   $11,476          35.1
 High school graduate             36,320      28.5       21,055      58.0      10,825      29.8   $13,747          42.0
 Some college                     52,775      41.4       34,385      65.2      13,305      25.2   $15,457          47.2
 Bachelor degree                  14,535      11.4       10,835      74.6       4,065      28.0   $22,174          67.8
 Advanced degree                   1,445       1.1          940      64.9         375      25.9   $19,116          58.4
25 to 34 years                   297,925     100.0      195,385      65.6     128,820      43.2   $21,757          66.5
 Not a high school graduate       35,085      11.8       13,345      38.0       7,045      20.1   $13,304          40.7
 High school graduate             87,345      29.3       52,365      60.0      33,520      38.4   $17,169          52.5
 Some college                     94,435      31.7       67,195      71.2      43,940      46.5   $20,724          63.3
 Bachelor degree                  53,095      17.8       43,270      81.5      31,565      59.5   $27,835          85.1
 Advanced degree                  15,875       5.3       13,425      84.6       9,105      57.3   $31,672          96.8
35 to 44 years                   356,820     100.0      240,170      67.3     166,735      46.7   $24,187          73.9
 Not a high school graduate       43,820      12.3       17,560      40.1       9,535      21.8   $13,537          41.4
 High school graduate            124,415      34.9       81,340      65.4      55,400      44.5   $19,666          60.1
 Some college                    102,415      28.7       75,815      74.0      53,980      52.7   $24,400          74.6
 Bachelor degree                  50,960      14.3       40,625      79.7      30,250      59.4   $31,664          96.8
 Advanced degree                  20,160       5.6       17,050      84.6      12,345      61.2   $36,406         111.3
45 to 54 years                   296,610     100.0      191,375      64.5     136,220      45.9   $25,728          78.6
 Not a high school graduate       39,165      13.2       13,645      34.8       7,605      19.4   $13,577          41.5
 High school graduate            103,710      35.0       63,655      61.4      43,795      42.2   $20,161          61.6
 Some college                     78,695      26.5       56,130      71.3      41,035      52.1   $25,518          78.0
 Bachelor degree                  38,290      12.9       30,490      79.6      23,670      61.8   $33,327         101.9
 Advanced degree                  25,140       8.5       21,815      86.8      16,705      66.4   $37,326         114.1
55 to 64 years                   196,960     100.0       82,120      41.7      53,065      26.9   $23,474          71.7
 Not a high school graduate       45,210      23.0       10,665      23.6       5,570      12.3   $14,667          44.8
 High school graduate             72,675      36.9       30,325      41.7      19,260      26.5   $20,179          61.7
 Some college                     39,825      20.2       20,670      51.9      14,290      35.9   $25,267          77.2
 Bachelor degree                  16,420       8.3        8,800      53.6       6,100      37.2   $32,597          99.6
 Advanced degree                  13,700       7.0        8,585      62.7       6,010      43.9   $38,222         116.8

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   156,545     100.0       19,935      12.7       7,375       4.7   $19,694          60.2
 Not a high school graduate       54,700      34.9        4,205       7.7       1,205       2.2   $12,306          37.6
 High school graduate             53,765      34.3        6,890      12.8       2,560       4.8   $17,307          52.9
 Some college                     24,345      15.6        4,570      18.8       1,850       7.6   $21,710          66.4
 Bachelor degree                  10,395       6.6        1,750      16.8         655       6.3   $29,152          89.1
 Advanced degree                   7,180       4.6        1,865      25.9         840      11.7   $35,676         109.0