Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Minnesota: Both 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                 2,799,700     100.0    2,287,660      81.7   1,675,670      59.9   $35,102         107.3
 Not a high school graduate      156,705       5.6       91,385      58.3      57,455      36.7   $24,061          73.5
 High school graduate            754,685      27.0      582,695      77.2     430,450      57.0   $29,666          90.7
 Some college                  1,005,800      35.9      848,060      84.3     608,615      60.5   $32,440          99.2
 Bachelor degree                 592,545      21.2      518,435      87.5     391,775      66.1   $42,069         128.6
 Advanced degree                 233,185       8.3      207,775      89.1     161,015      69.1   $53,540         163.6

21 to 24 years                   251,015     100.0      201,670      80.3     100,060      39.9   $22,391          68.4
 Not a high school graduate       16,875       6.7       10,740      63.7       5,440      32.2   $18,755          57.3
 High school graduate             61,890      24.7       48,305      78.1      29,400      47.5   $21,588          66.0
 Some college                    121,030      48.2       98,640      81.5      45,495      37.6   $22,370          68.4
 Bachelor degree                  41,810      16.7       37,125      88.8      16,235      38.8   $26,830          82.0
 Advanced degree                   2,105       0.8        1,680      79.9         700      33.2   $25,993          79.4
25 to 34 years                   663,480     100.0      559,605      84.3     418,065      63.0   $31,560          96.5
 Not a high school graduate       34,285       5.2       20,820      60.7      12,965      37.8   $22,174          67.8
 High school graduate            136,530      20.6      108,050      79.1      79,440      58.2   $26,878          82.2
 Some college                    247,090      37.2      213,090      86.2     157,440      63.7   $30,184          92.3
 Bachelor degree                 183,885      27.7      164,885      89.7     130,370      70.9   $36,880         112.7
 Advanced degree                  47,370       7.1       42,760      90.3      31,350      66.2   $41,511         126.9
35 to 44 years                   823,705     100.0      704,680      85.6     539,315      65.5   $37,269         113.9
 Not a high school graduate       38,385       4.7       24,815      64.6      16,150      42.1   $25,521          78.0
 High school graduate            224,375      27.2      186,565      83.1     143,320      63.9   $31,060          94.9
 Some college                    300,005      36.4      262,265      87.4     199,310      66.4   $35,742         109.2
 Bachelor degree                 174,725      21.2      154,690      88.5     120,660      69.1   $48,921         149.5
 Advanced degree                  69,845       8.5       64,225      92.0      51,310      73.5   $55,700         170.2
45 to 54 years                   660,615     100.0      564,590      85.5     438,345      66.4   $39,473         120.6
 Not a high school graduate       28,620       4.3       16,845      58.9      11,655      40.7   $25,030          76.5
 High school graduate            181,535      27.5      147,835      81.4     114,455      63.0   $31,409          96.0
 Some college                    231,310      35.0      201,830      87.3     155,590      67.3   $36,999         113.1
 Bachelor degree                 134,450      20.4      121,465      90.3      95,785      71.2   $48,407         148.0
 Advanced degree                  74,710      11.3       69,435      92.9      55,600      74.4   $58,544         178.9
55 to 64 years                   400,890     100.0      257,115      64.1     179,885      44.9   $36,577         111.8
 Not a high school graduate       38,540       9.6       18,165      47.1      11,250      29.2   $26,871          82.1
 High school graduate            150,350      37.5       91,940      61.2      63,835      42.5   $30,815          94.2
 Some college                    106,365      26.5       72,235      67.9      50,775      47.7   $36,259         110.8
 Bachelor degree                  57,670      14.4       40,270      69.8      28,725      49.8   $47,985         146.7
 Advanced degree                  39,155       9.8       29,675      75.8      22,060      56.3   $58,794         179.7

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   291,475     100.0       65,150      22.4      19,890       6.8   $26,199          80.1
 Not a high school graduate       60,010      20.6       10,405      17.3       2,830       4.7   $17,242          52.7
 High school graduate            114,160      39.2       24,020      21.0       6,885       6.0   $22,493          68.8
 Some college                     58,960      20.2       14,775      25.1       4,500       7.6   $27,133          82.9
 Bachelor degree                  31,035      10.6        8,370      27.0       2,840       9.2   $39,426         120.5
 Advanced degree                  19,290       6.6        6,135      31.8       2,380      12.3   $59,632         182.3