Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Mississippi: 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                   805,050     100.0      499,240      62.0     337,435      41.9   $22,142          67.7
 Not a high school graduate      124,335      15.4       45,800      36.8      27,200      21.9   $15,238          46.6
 High school graduate            240,040      29.8      141,075      58.8      93,610      39.0   $18,539          56.7
 Some college                    260,930      32.4      181,260      69.5     121,060      46.4   $22,045          67.4
 Bachelor degree                  98,635      12.3       76,235      77.3      55,805      56.6   $29,111          89.0
 Advanced degree                  45,210       5.6       37,305      82.5      28,290      62.6   $35,472         108.4

21 to 24 years                    82,980     100.0       48,620      58.6      22,075      26.6   $15,752          48.1
 Not a high school graduate       11,065      13.3        4,230      38.2       1,975      17.8   $13,207          40.4
 High school graduate             21,470      25.9       12,135      56.5       6,605      30.8   $14,508          44.3
 Some college                     37,655      45.4       23,700      62.9       9,740      25.9   $15,940          48.7
 Bachelor degree                   8,310      10.0        6,220      74.9       2,570      30.9   $21,582          66.0
 Advanced degree                     910       1.1          660      72.4         310      34.0   $21,375          65.3
25 to 34 years                   190,395     100.0      126,445      66.4      84,465      44.4   $21,179          64.7
 Not a high school graduate       22,235      11.7        9,125      41.0       5,335      24.0   $14,251          43.6
 High school graduate             52,155      27.4       31,965      61.3      19,885      38.1   $16,824          51.4
 Some college                     68,145      35.8       48,900      71.8      32,445      47.6   $20,610          63.0
 Bachelor degree                  29,480      15.5       23,745      80.6      17,975      61.0   $26,784          81.9
 Advanced degree                   9,495       5.0        8,265      87.0       5,940      62.6   $29,931          91.5
35 to 44 years                   221,125     100.0      150,165      67.9     105,875      47.9   $23,099          70.6
 Not a high school graduate       29,065      13.1       12,635      43.5       7,840      27.0   $16,173          49.4
 High school graduate             67,110      30.3       43,515      64.8      29,600      44.1   $19,270          58.9
 Some college                     74,045      33.5       54,860      74.1      39,305      53.1   $23,414          71.6
 Bachelor degree                  29,470      13.3       23,440      79.5      17,695      60.0   $30,214          92.3
 Advanced degree                  12,085       5.5       10,505      86.9       7,945      65.7   $35,031         107.1
45 to 54 years                   182,920     100.0      119,025      65.1      87,895      48.1   $25,006          76.4
 Not a high school graduate       29,245      16.0       11,495      39.3       7,200      24.6   $15,360          46.9
 High school graduate             55,910      30.6       34,575      61.8      24,955      44.6   $20,222          61.8
 Some college                     52,790      28.9       38,535      73.0      28,785      54.5   $24,929          76.2
 Bachelor degree                  22,295      12.2       17,765      79.7      14,070      63.1   $31,124          95.1
 Advanced degree                  14,800       8.1       12,770      86.3      10,160      68.7   $37,197         113.7
55 to 64 years                   127,630     100.0       54,985      43.1      37,125      29.1   $22,375          68.4
 Not a high school graduate       32,720      25.6        8,310      25.4       4,855      14.8   $15,727          48.1
 High school graduate             43,395      34.0       18,880      43.5      12,560      28.9   $20,016          61.2
 Some college                     28,295      22.2       15,265      53.9      10,785      38.1   $24,390          74.5
 Bachelor degree                   9,085       7.1        5,060      55.7       3,500      38.5   $30,565          93.4
 Advanced degree                   7,920       6.2        5,110      64.5       3,935      49.7   $38,001         116.2

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   103,805     100.0       14,120      13.6       5,340       5.1   $18,023          55.1
 Not a high school graduate       37,570      36.2        3,115       8.3       1,005       2.7   $13,206          40.4
 High school graduate             32,390      31.2        4,705      14.5       1,735       5.4   $17,060          52.1
 Some college                     18,420      17.7        3,610      19.6       1,565       8.5   $22,424          68.5
 Bachelor degree                   6,055       5.8        1,095      18.1         465       7.6   $26,089          79.7
 Advanced degree                   4,465       4.3          945      21.1         380       8.5   $32,348          98.9