(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 358,250 100.0 309,835 86.5 264,075 73.7 $40,183 122.8
Not a high school graduate 29,645 8.3 21,215 71.6 17,020 57.4 $29,345 89.7
High school graduate 105,095 29.3 90,260 85.9 77,490 73.7 $32,765 100.1
Some college 105,610 29.5 91,765 86.9 78,025 73.9 $39,714 121.4
Bachelor degree 71,390 19.9 64,835 90.8 55,955 78.4 $52,288 159.8
Advanced degree 37,635 10.5 34,590 91.9 29,645 78.8 $64,540 197.3
21 to 24 years 26,420 100.0 20,440 77.4 12,145 46.0 $22,802 69.7
Not a high school graduate 2,530 9.6 2,005 79.2 1,365 53.9 $21,055 64.4
High school graduate 8,395 31.8 7,100 84.5 5,120 61.0 $22,169 67.8
Some college 11,050 41.8 7,805 70.6 3,825 34.6 $23,648 72.3
Bachelor degree 3,305 12.5 2,640 79.8 1,280 38.8 $27,248 83.3
Advanced degree 180 0.7 135 76.5 30 16.2 $36,250 110.8
25 to 34 years 77,960 100.0 70,885 90.9 61,065 78.3 $34,429 105.2
Not a high school graduate 5,720 7.3 4,635 81.0 3,630 63.5 $26,665 81.5
High school graduate 24,140 31.0 21,740 90.0 18,920 78.4 $30,676 93.8
Some college 22,890 29.4 21,130 92.3 18,595 81.2 $34,313 104.9
Bachelor degree 17,795 22.8 16,540 92.9 14,310 80.4 $43,831 134.0
Advanced degree 5,170 6.6 4,930 95.3 4,010 77.5 $50,041 153.0
35 to 44 years 108,355 100.0 99,415 91.8 88,565 81.7 $42,387 129.6
Not a high school graduate 7,435 6.9 5,665 76.2 4,615 62.1 $31,725 97.0
High school graduate 34,425 31.8 31,145 90.5 27,575 80.1 $35,948 109.9
Some college 31,455 29.0 29,310 93.2 26,365 83.8 $41,962 128.3
Bachelor degree 21,635 20.0 20,705 95.7 18,800 86.9 $59,918 183.1
Advanced degree 10,665 9.8 10,275 96.3 9,205 86.3 $70,905 216.7
45 to 54 years 91,445 100.0 80,935 88.5 71,525 78.2 $45,219 138.2
Not a high school graduate 6,535 7.1 4,610 70.6 3,920 60.0 $30,889 94.4
High school graduate 23,265 25.4 20,100 86.4 17,605 75.7 $36,261 110.8
Some college 26,930 29.4 23,930 88.9 21,425 79.6 $43,972 134.4
Bachelor degree 19,535 21.4 18,085 92.6 16,130 82.6 $56,800 173.6
Advanced degree 13,515 14.8 12,840 95.0 11,310 83.7 $64,441 197.0
55 to 64 years 54,070 100.0 38,160 70.6 30,780 56.9 $41,764 127.7
Not a high school graduate 7,425 13.7 4,300 57.9 3,490 47.0 $29,966 91.6
High school graduate 14,865 27.5 10,180 68.5 8,270 55.6 $35,012 107.0
Some college 13,285 24.6 9,595 72.2 7,815 58.8 $41,970 128.3
Bachelor degree 9,120 16.9 6,865 75.3 5,435 59.6 $55,683 170.2
Advanced degree 8,105 15.0 6,405 79.1 5,095 62.9 $66,462 203.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 36,570 100.0 10,545 28.8 4,060 11.1 $32,346 98.9
Not a high school graduate 8,265 22.6 1,800 21.8 515 6.2 $22,072 67.5
High school graduate 9,800 26.8 2,635 26.9 925 9.4 $27,210 83.2
Some college 7,325 20.0 2,310 31.6 935 12.8 $32,037 97.9
Bachelor degree 5,455 14.9 1,815 33.3 835 15.3 $41,544 127.0
Advanced degree 4,680 12.8 1,720 36.8 805 17.2 $51,760 158.2