Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Montana: Males

(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                   251,120     100.0      200,085      79.7     149,025      59.3   $31,052          94.9
 Not a high school graduate       17,170       6.8       10,105      58.9       6,425      37.4   $22,104          67.6
 High school graduate             78,565      31.3       61,025      77.7      45,380      57.8   $27,666          84.6
 Some college                     84,720      33.7       68,125      80.4      49,590      58.5   $30,077          91.9
 Bachelor degree                  44,545      17.7       38,855      87.2      30,520      68.5   $36,208         110.7
 Advanced degree                  19,760       7.9       17,510      88.6      14,105      71.4   $45,563         139.3

21 to 24 years                    23,555     100.0       17,380      73.8       7,995      33.9   $17,016          52.0
 Not a high school graduate        1,825       7.7        1,180      64.5         580      31.8   $14,646          44.8
 High school graduate              7,575      32.2        5,800      76.6       3,400      44.9   $16,829          51.4
 Some college                     11,180      47.5        8,015      71.7       3,100      27.7   $17,185          52.5
 Bachelor degree                   2,030       8.6        1,715      84.6         610      30.1   $21,411          65.4
 Advanced degree                     180       0.8          125      68.1          50      26.4   $22,679          69.3
25 to 34 years                    49,450     100.0       42,210      85.4      30,255      61.2   $26,653          81.5
 Not a high school graduate        2,885       5.8        2,025      70.2       1,130      39.2   $21,055          64.4
 High school graduate             15,355      31.1       12,800      83.3       9,190      59.9   $25,247          77.2
 Some college                     17,315      35.0       14,860      85.8      10,510      60.7   $25,967          79.4
 Bachelor degree                  10,555      21.3        9,630      91.2       7,230      68.5   $30,320          92.7
 Advanced degree                   2,055       4.2        1,920      93.5       1,500      73.1   $34,849         106.5
35 to 44 years                    68,560     100.0       58,640      85.5      46,420      67.7   $32,247          98.6
 Not a high school graduate        4,600       6.7        3,075      66.8       2,045      44.4   $23,827          72.8
 High school graduate             24,115      35.2       20,145      83.5      15,490      64.2   $30,011          91.7
 Some college                     21,845      31.9       18,910      86.6      15,170      69.5   $31,542          96.4
 Bachelor degree                  11,465      16.7       10,615      92.6       8,890      77.6   $37,458         114.5
 Advanced degree                   4,560       6.7        4,345      95.3       3,750      82.2   $46,745         142.9
45 to 54 years                    67,410     100.0       55,920      83.0      44,870      66.6   $35,743         109.2
 Not a high school graduate        3,200       4.7        1,795      56.1       1,200      37.5   $22,215          67.9
 High school graduate             18,240      27.1       14,470      79.3      11,235      61.6   $30,685          93.8
 Some college                     23,185      34.4       19,310      83.3      15,595      67.3   $33,447         102.2
 Bachelor degree                  13,520      20.1       12,115      89.6      10,130      74.9   $40,820         124.8
 Advanced degree                   8,000      11.9        7,370      92.1       6,055      75.7   $47,368         144.8
55 to 64 years                    42,145     100.0       25,935      61.5      19,485      46.2   $33,206         101.5
 Not a high school graduate        4,660      11.1        2,035      43.7       1,470      31.5   $25,308          77.4
 High school graduate             13,280      31.5        7,810      58.8       6,065      45.7   $29,530          90.3
 Some college                     11,195      26.6        7,035      62.8       5,210      46.5   $31,572          96.5
 Bachelor degree                   6,975      16.6        4,780      68.5       3,655      52.4   $40,411         123.5
 Advanced degree                   4,965      11.8        3,750      75.5       2,755      55.5   $48,423         148.0

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                    29,575     100.0        7,710      26.1       3,380      11.4   $20,663          63.2
 Not a high school graduate        6,750      22.8        1,335      19.8         615       9.1   $17,688          54.1
 High school graduate              9,670      32.7        2,515      26.0       1,215      12.6   $20,763          63.5
 Some college                      5,945      20.1        1,590      26.8         645      10.9   $17,173          52.5
 Bachelor degree                   3,470      11.7        1,130      32.6         425      12.3   $21,544          65.8
 Advanced degree                   2,780       9.4          895      32.1         360      13.0   $31,354          95.8