Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: North Dakota: 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                   171,400     100.0      131,580      76.8      81,240      47.4   $21,473          65.6
 Not a high school graduate        8,720       5.1        4,060      46.6       2,000      22.9   $15,581          47.6
 High school graduate             45,200      26.4       32,395      71.7      19,455      43.0   $17,626          53.9
 Some college                     71,100      41.5       56,250      79.1      33,730      47.4   $20,673          63.2
 Bachelor degree                  34,925      20.4       29,765      85.2      19,985      57.2   $26,927          82.3
 Advanced degree                   8,440       4.9        7,215      85.5       4,980      59.0   $35,979         110.0

21 to 24 years                    18,125     100.0       14,025      77.4       5,595      30.9   $15,792          48.3
 Not a high school graduate          535       3.0          215      39.8          90      16.6   $15,179          46.4
 High school graduate              3,685      20.3        2,660      72.2       1,350      36.7   $14,656          44.8
 Some college                     10,915      60.2        8,595      78.8       3,045      27.9   $15,925          48.7
 Bachelor degree                   2,570      14.2        2,260      87.9         985      38.2   $19,127          58.5
 Advanced degree                     100       0.6           75      73.5          35      36.3   $19,844          60.7
25 to 34 years                    36,450     100.0       28,985      79.5      18,720      51.4   $20,845          63.7
 Not a high school graduate        1,210       3.3          500      41.4         260      21.3   $12,436          38.0
 High school graduate              7,090      19.5        5,090      71.8       3,025      42.7   $16,604          50.7
 Some college                     15,795      43.3       12,705      80.5       7,915      50.1   $19,467          59.5
 Bachelor degree                   9,980      27.4        8,715      87.4       6,215      62.3   $25,064          76.6
 Advanced degree                   1,800       4.9        1,575      87.6       1,100      61.2   $30,558          93.4
35 to 44 years                    48,785     100.0       40,120      82.2      26,730      54.8   $22,178          67.8
 Not a high school graduate        1,575       3.2          870      55.2         465      29.5   $15,644          47.8
 High school graduate             12,750      26.1       10,285      80.7       6,740      52.9   $18,328          56.0
 Some college                     20,470      42.0       17,020      83.1      11,415      55.8   $21,514          65.8
 Bachelor degree                  10,445      21.4        9,055      86.7       6,090      58.3   $28,214          86.2
 Advanced degree                   2,750       5.6        2,355      85.6       1,630      59.3   $36,593         111.8
45 to 54 years                    41,295     100.0       33,090      80.1      21,750      52.7   $23,216          71.0
 Not a high school graduate        1,905       4.6        1,050      55.1         565      29.6   $16,615          50.8
 High school graduate             11,325      27.4        8,605      76.0       5,430      48.0   $18,825          57.5
 Some college                     16,030      38.8       13,205      82.4       8,505      53.1   $22,064          67.4
 Bachelor degree                   8,650      20.9        7,405      85.6       5,290      61.1   $29,976          91.6
 Advanced degree                   2,725       6.6        2,415      88.6       1,725      63.2   $37,540         114.7
55 to 64 years                    26,745     100.0       15,355      57.4       8,450      31.6   $21,421          65.5
 Not a high school graduate        3,495      13.1        1,425      40.8         625      17.9   $15,809          48.3
 High school graduate             10,355      38.7        5,755      55.6       2,910      28.1   $18,645          57.0
 Some college                      7,895      29.5        4,725      59.9       2,845      36.1   $21,923          67.0
 Bachelor degree                   3,280      12.3        2,330      71.1       1,405      42.9   $29,173          89.2
 Advanced degree                   1,065       4.0          795      74.6         485      45.6   $36,783         112.4

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                    24,270     100.0        4,480      18.5       1,265       5.2   $17,562          53.7
 Not a high school graduate        6,260      25.8          905      14.4         250       4.0   $12,569          38.4
 High school graduate              8,500      35.0        1,605      18.9         440       5.2   $16,964          51.9
 Some college                      6,500      26.8        1,335      20.5         405       6.2   $18,875          57.7
 Bachelor degree                   1,830       7.5          380      20.8         110       6.0   $22,438          68.6
 Advanced degree                     445       1.8          110      24.8          30       7.0    $8,850          27.1