Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: North Carolina: 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                 2,246,380     100.0    1,825,040      81.2   1,508,125      67.1   $33,359         102.0
 Not a high school graduate      371,980      16.6      250,165      67.3     183,490      49.3   $22,981          70.2
 High school graduate            647,570      28.8      518,795      80.1     436,005      67.3   $29,220          89.3
 Some college                    625,525      27.8      528,395      84.5     440,670      70.4   $34,861         106.6
 Bachelor degree                 355,430      15.8      320,970      90.3     275,165      77.4   $47,931         146.5
 Advanced degree                 165,575       7.4      149,435      90.3     127,470      77.0   $62,138         189.9

21 to 24 years                   204,095     100.0      155,590      76.2      92,885      45.5   $20,916          63.9
 Not a high school graduate       42,105      20.6       30,790      73.1      18,515      44.0   $17,909          54.7
 High school graduate             59,800      29.3       47,800      79.9      34,145      57.1   $20,811          63.6
 Some college                     69,795      34.2       51,305      73.5      27,455      39.3   $21,809          66.7
 Bachelor degree                  22,270      10.9       18,370      82.5       8,185      36.8   $27,733          84.8
 Advanced degree                   1,250       0.6          950      75.7         450      35.9   $25,993          79.4
25 to 34 years                   568,410     100.0      490,200      86.2     404,040      71.1   $30,160          92.2
 Not a high school graduate       85,645      15.1       64,620      75.5      45,495      53.1   $21,159          64.7
 High school graduate            163,510      28.8      139,100      85.1     115,770      70.8   $26,804          81.9
 Some college                    156,630      27.6      140,175      89.5     119,335      76.2   $30,650          93.7
 Bachelor degree                 106,930      18.8       99,475      93.0      86,045      80.5   $39,664         121.2
 Advanced degree                  32,570       5.7       29,775      91.4      24,075      73.9   $45,787         139.9
35 to 44 years                   618,265     100.0      535,340      86.6     462,175      74.8   $36,362         111.1
 Not a high school graduate       87,755      14.2       63,865      72.8      48,385      55.1   $24,484          74.8
 High school graduate            189,195      30.6      159,980      84.6     138,765      73.3   $30,651          93.7
 Some college                    170,390      27.6      153,570      90.1     134,820      79.1   $37,019         113.1
 Bachelor degree                 101,030      16.3       95,850      94.9      86,735      85.9   $52,448         160.3
 Advanced degree                  46,720       7.6       44,600      95.5      39,420      84.4   $66,756         204.0
45 to 54 years                   517,500     100.0      430,725      83.2     373,615      72.2   $39,790         121.6
 Not a high school graduate       76,410      14.8       51,035      66.8      39,840      52.1   $25,672          78.5
 High school graduate            138,480      26.8      111,700      80.7      96,875      70.0   $32,256          98.6
 Some college                    150,925      29.2      130,770      86.6     115,135      76.3   $39,934         122.1
 Bachelor degree                  84,295      16.3       77,455      91.9      69,535      82.5   $55,190         168.7
 Advanced degree                  52,565      10.2       49,155      93.5      43,250      82.3   $67,317         205.8
55 to 64 years                   338,110     100.0      213,190      63.1     175,415      51.9   $37,389         114.3
 Not a high school graduate       80,065      23.7       39,855      49.8      31,255      39.0   $26,292          80.4
 High school graduate             96,580      28.6       60,215      62.3      50,450      52.2   $32,257          98.6
 Some college                     77,780      23.0       52,580      67.6      43,925      56.5   $40,385         123.4
 Bachelor degree                  40,905      12.1       29,825      72.9      24,665      60.3   $58,440         178.6
 Advanced degree                  32,465       9.6       24,955      76.9      20,270      62.4   $69,944         213.8

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   236,475     100.0       59,630      25.2      25,355      10.7   $27,622          84.4
 Not a high school graduate       78,520      33.2       15,940      20.3       5,855       7.5   $20,083          61.4
 High school graduate             59,810      25.3       15,285      25.6       6,490      10.8   $24,656          75.4
 Some college                     42,665      18.0       11,875      27.8       5,240      12.3   $30,854          94.3
 Bachelor degree                  27,695      11.7        7,990      28.8       3,655      13.2   $50,135         153.2
 Advanced degree                  20,605       8.7        6,900      33.5       3,455      16.8   $60,638         185.3