Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: North Carolina: 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                 2,383,860     100.0    1,627,770      68.3   1,133,545      47.6   $25,593          78.2
 Not a high school graduate      289,440      12.1      127,640      44.1      81,935      28.3   $17,007          52.0
 High school graduate            677,150      28.4      441,580      65.2     312,490      46.1   $21,305          65.1
 Some college                    775,115      32.5      569,170      73.4     389,975      50.3   $25,209          77.1
 Bachelor degree                 410,250      17.2      319,555      77.9     228,305      55.7   $33,050         101.0
 Advanced degree                 158,650       6.7      129,290      81.5      92,610      58.4   $41,398         126.5

21 to 24 years                   213,205     100.0      142,960      67.1      69,100      32.4   $18,536          56.7
 Not a high school graduate       27,785      13.0       12,480      44.9       6,260      22.5   $14,250          43.6
 High school graduate             53,165      24.9       34,065      64.1      19,415      36.5   $16,854          51.5
 Some college                     88,190      41.4       62,085      70.4      26,870      30.5   $18,507          56.6
 Bachelor degree                  34,775      16.3       28,720      82.6      13,725      39.5   $24,644          75.3
 Advanced degree                   2,145       1.0        1,615      75.4         640      29.8   $22,839          69.8
25 to 34 years                   585,960     100.0      421,095      71.9     298,810      51.0   $25,098          76.7
 Not a high school graduate       58,005       9.9       26,910      46.4      15,905      27.4   $16,321          49.9
 High school graduate            141,660      24.2       94,655      66.8      66,495      46.9   $20,325          62.1
 Some college                    197,435      33.7      148,725      75.3     103,225      52.3   $23,278          71.1
 Bachelor degree                 133,395      22.8      109,260      81.9      83,975      63.0   $30,700          93.8
 Advanced degree                  37,950       6.5       31,740      83.6      22,500      59.3   $35,326         108.0
35 to 44 years                   655,465     100.0      481,700      73.5     345,190      52.7   $26,446          80.8
 Not a high school graduate       62,865       9.6       32,270      51.3      21,530      34.2   $17,164          52.5
 High school graduate            182,405      27.8      131,040      71.8      95,875      52.6   $21,537          65.8
 Some college                    224,410      34.2      174,415      77.7     124,775      55.6   $26,170          80.0
 Bachelor degree                 120,810      18.4       93,965      77.8      67,160      55.6   $36,200         110.6
 Advanced degree                  45,275       6.9       37,945      83.8      27,240      60.2   $41,805         127.8
45 to 54 years                   553,345     100.0      398,825      72.1     294,990      53.3   $27,662          84.6
 Not a high school graduate       64,010      11.6       30,060      47.0      20,925      32.7   $17,916          54.8
 High school graduate            168,680      30.5      118,125      70.0      86,995      51.6   $22,735          69.5
 Some college                    170,760      30.9      131,325      76.9      98,155      57.5   $27,388          83.7
 Bachelor degree                  83,945      15.2       67,160      80.0      50,030      59.6   $37,697         115.2
 Advanced degree                  49,790       9.0       42,850      86.1      32,015      64.3   $44,204         135.1
55 to 64 years                   375,890     100.0      183,190      48.7     125,460      33.4   $24,684          75.4
 Not a high school graduate       76,770      20.4       25,920      33.8      17,325      22.6   $17,667          54.0
 High school graduate            131,235      34.9       63,685      48.5      43,710      33.3   $21,837          66.7
 Some college                     94,320      25.1       52,615      55.8      36,950      39.2   $27,025          82.6
 Bachelor degree                  37,325       9.9       20,450      54.8      13,420      36.0   $37,004         113.1
 Advanced degree                  23,490       6.2       15,135      64.4      10,215      43.5   $43,768         133.8

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   292,735     100.0       44,735      15.3      14,460       4.9   $18,276          55.9
 Not a high school graduate       93,735      32.0       11,155      11.9       3,345       3.6   $14,271          43.6
 High school graduate             96,840      33.1       15,410      15.9       4,905       5.1   $18,012          55.1
 Some college                     55,455      18.9       10,700      19.3       3,925       7.1   $21,401          65.4
 Bachelor degree                  24,105       8.2        3,540      14.7         995       4.1   $24,688          75.5
 Advanced degree                  12,125       4.1        2,415      19.9         765       6.3   $32,478          99.3