Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Nebraska: 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                   464,940     100.0      402,470      86.6     338,315      72.8   $32,465          99.2
 Not a high school graduate       37,645       8.1       25,645      68.1      18,820      50.0   $23,132          70.7
 High school graduate            135,995      29.3      115,440      84.9      97,455      71.7   $28,636          87.5
 Some college                    161,450      34.7      143,440      88.8     119,535      74.0   $32,046          97.9
 Bachelor degree                  82,050      17.6       75,415      91.9      66,305      80.8   $41,577         127.1
 Advanced degree                  36,515       7.9       33,930      92.9      29,330      80.3   $52,276         159.8

21 to 24 years                    46,775     100.0       38,540      82.4      22,105      47.3   $21,543          65.8
 Not a high school graduate        4,455       9.5        3,135      70.4       1,860      41.7   $18,620          56.9
 High school graduate             12,605      26.9       10,660      84.5       7,240      57.4   $21,041          64.3
 Some college                     22,790      48.7       18,955      83.2      10,060      44.1   $22,058          67.4
 Bachelor degree                   5,280      11.3        4,420      83.7       2,150      40.7   $25,859          79.0
 Advanced degree                     205       0.4          180      87.9          90      44.0   $27,708          84.7
25 to 34 years                   108,575     100.0       96,655      89.0      80,905      74.5   $29,934          91.5
 Not a high school graduate        9,865       9.1        7,205      73.0       5,075      51.4   $22,116          67.6
 High school graduate             26,665      24.6       23,140      86.8      19,180      71.9   $26,111          79.8
 Some college                     39,340      36.2       36,425      92.6      31,070      79.0   $30,002          91.7
 Bachelor degree                  24,000      22.1       22,360      93.2      19,630      81.8   $35,131         107.4
 Advanced degree                   5,840       5.4        5,430      93.0       4,225      72.4   $39,619         121.1
35 to 44 years                   129,925     100.0      117,065      90.1     103,835      79.9   $35,376         108.1
 Not a high school graduate        9,575       7.4        6,825      71.3       5,180      54.1   $24,464          74.8
 High school graduate             41,560      32.0       36,960      88.9      32,245      77.6   $30,140          92.1
 Some college                     43,645      33.6       40,105      91.9      36,135      82.8   $35,256         107.8
 Bachelor degree                  22,230      17.1       21,315      95.9      19,690      88.6   $47,086         143.9
 Advanced degree                   9,650       7.4        9,285      96.2       8,370      86.8   $54,504         166.6
45 to 54 years                   111,115     100.0       99,230      89.3      88,705      79.8   $38,388         117.3
 Not a high school graduate        6,180       5.6        4,170      67.4       3,260      52.8   $25,290          77.3
 High school graduate             30,385      27.3       26,560      87.4      23,545      77.5   $31,436          96.1
 Some college                     38,005      34.2       34,405      90.5      30,880      81.3   $37,008         113.1
 Bachelor degree                  21,695      19.5       20,225      93.2      18,685      86.1   $49,043         149.9
 Advanced degree                  12,710      11.4       12,225      96.2      10,970      86.3   $56,715         173.4
55 to 64 years                    68,550     100.0       50,980      74.4      42,765      62.4   $35,866         109.6
 Not a high school graduate        7,570      11.0        4,315      57.0       3,445      45.5   $25,000          76.4
 High school graduate             24,780      36.1       18,125      73.1      15,245      61.5   $30,941          94.6
 Some college                     17,670      25.8       13,545      76.7      11,385      64.4   $35,671         109.0
 Bachelor degree                   8,845      12.9        7,090      80.2       6,150      69.6   $47,948         146.6
 Advanced degree                   8,110      11.8        6,810      83.9       5,670      69.9   $56,361         172.3

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                    52,335     100.0       18,355      35.1       8,330      15.9   $24,126          73.7
 Not a high school graduate       11,135      21.3        2,980      26.8       1,225      11.0   $16,386          50.1
 High school graduate             21,515      41.1        7,580      35.2       3,365      15.6   $20,395          62.3
 Some college                      9,290      17.8        3,535      38.0       1,610      17.3   $23,643          72.3
 Bachelor degree                   5,030       9.6        2,030      40.4       1,040      20.7   $47,137         144.1
 Advanced degree                   3,760       7.2        1,750      46.6         895      23.8   $50,170         153.3