Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Maine: 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                   374,815     100.0      269,400      71.9     167,865      44.8   $24,828          75.9
 Not a high school graduate       25,305       6.8       10,035      39.6       5,495      21.7   $16,855          51.5
 High school graduate            131,580      35.1       88,765      67.5      54,305      41.3   $20,628          63.1
 Some college                    117,705      31.4       90,060      76.5      55,350      47.0   $24,477          74.8
 Bachelor degree                  64,225      17.1       52,235      81.3      34,135      53.1   $31,510          96.3
 Advanced degree                  28,490       7.6       23,915      83.9      15,920      55.9   $39,739         121.5

21 to 24 years                    27,235     100.0       20,010      73.5       8,925      32.8   $17,240          52.7
 Not a high school graduate        1,450       5.3          645      44.6         255      17.4   $12,972          39.6
 High school graduate              8,945      32.8        6,195      69.2       3,165      35.4   $16,122          49.3
 Some college                     12,105      44.4        9,235      76.3       3,690      30.5   $17,015          52.0
 Bachelor degree                   3,895      14.3        3,370      86.5       1,520      39.1   $21,669          66.2
 Advanced degree                     200       0.7          150      75.8          95      48.0   $25,568          78.1
25 to 34 years                    79,555     100.0       59,610      74.9      37,720      47.4   $22,757          69.6
 Not a high school graduate        3,780       4.8        1,620      42.9         735      19.5   $16,786          51.3
 High school graduate             27,235      34.2       18,965      69.6      11,470      42.1   $18,877          57.7
 Some college                     26,700      33.6       20,730      77.6      12,875      48.2   $22,335          68.3
 Bachelor degree                  15,980      20.1       13,575      84.9       9,680      60.6   $27,316          83.5
 Advanced degree                   4,225       5.3        3,720      88.1       2,400      56.8   $33,087         101.1
35 to 44 years                   108,655     100.0       84,265      77.6      53,485      49.2   $26,157          80.0
 Not a high school graduate        4,955       4.6        2,310      46.6       1,225      24.7   $18,265          55.8
 High school graduate             38,100      35.1       28,445      74.7      17,490      45.9   $21,088          64.5
 Some college                     35,405      32.6       28,600      80.8      18,410      52.0   $25,574          78.2
 Bachelor degree                  20,235      18.6       16,665      82.4      10,900      53.9   $34,011         104.0
 Advanced degree                   8,110       7.5        7,020      86.5       4,700      58.0   $40,733         124.5
45 to 54 years                    96,600     100.0       73,090      75.7      48,680      50.4   $26,810          81.9
 Not a high school graduate        5,965       6.2        2,580      43.2       1,760      29.5   $16,900          51.7
 High school graduate             32,120      33.3       22,655      70.5      14,975      46.6   $21,614          66.1
 Some college                     29,175      30.2       23,090      79.1      15,310      52.5   $26,467          80.9
 Bachelor degree                  17,090      17.7       14,355      84.0       9,540      55.8   $35,139         107.4
 Advanced degree                  10,595      11.0        9,415      88.9       6,440      60.8   $40,694         124.4
55 to 64 years                    62,765     100.0       32,425      51.7      19,060      30.4   $24,523          75.0
 Not a high school graduate        9,155      14.6        2,875      31.4       1,520      16.6   $16,469          50.3
 High school graduate             25,180      40.1       12,500      49.6       7,205      28.6   $21,582          66.0
 Some college                     14,320      22.8        8,405      58.7       5,070      35.4   $25,650          78.4
 Bachelor degree                   7,025      11.2        4,275      60.8       2,495      35.5   $33,232         101.6
 Advanced degree                   5,360       8.5        3,610      67.3       2,285      42.6   $40,868         124.9

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                    51,405     100.0        7,945      15.5       2,135       4.2   $20,241          61.9
 Not a high school graduate       11,725      22.8        1,020       8.7         225       1.9   $15,950          48.8
 High school graduate             21,520      41.9        3,195      14.8         745       3.5   $18,142          55.5
 Some college                      9,435      18.4        1,965      20.8         610       6.4   $22,885          69.9
 Bachelor degree                   4,425       8.6          875      19.8         220       5.0   $22,303          68.2
 Advanced degree                   2,610       5.1          670      25.6         245       9.5   $33,859         103.5