Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: New Jersey: 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                 2,496,220     100.0    1,684,885      67.5   1,135,385      45.5   $34,385         105.1
 Not a high school graduate      227,505       9.1       96,045      42.2      58,770      25.8   $19,104          58.4
 High school graduate            707,970      28.4      447,980      63.3     298,250      42.1   $27,484          84.0
 Some college                    684,770      27.4      490,350      71.6     326,270      47.6   $32,439          99.2
 Bachelor degree                 539,335      21.6      406,195      75.3     283,425      52.6   $42,783         130.8
 Advanced degree                 248,320       9.9      199,030      80.1     139,430      56.1   $55,570         169.9

21 to 24 years                   185,495     100.0      125,760      67.8      61,750      33.3   $22,185          67.8
 Not a high school graduate       16,585       8.9        7,510      45.3       3,490      21.0   $15,657          47.9
 High school graduate             45,080      24.3       28,970      64.3      17,325      38.4   $19,770          60.4
 Some college                     73,855      39.8       51,475      69.7      22,725      30.8   $21,671          66.2
 Bachelor degree                  40,235      21.7       32,395      80.5      15,625      38.8   $30,271          92.5
 Advanced degree                   3,290       1.8        2,195      66.7         905      27.6   $31,455          96.1
25 to 34 years                   588,265     100.0      406,140      69.0     288,710      49.1   $32,309          98.8
 Not a high school graduate       43,255       7.4       18,650      43.1      11,010      25.5   $17,215          52.6
 High school graduate            142,825      24.3       89,025      62.3      60,105      42.1   $25,781          78.8
 Some college                    164,550      28.0      118,770      72.2      83,825      50.9   $30,499          93.2
 Bachelor degree                 159,615      27.1      123,550      77.4      94,875      59.4   $39,457         120.6
 Advanced degree                  57,015       9.7       45,165      79.2      31,820      55.8   $45,130         137.9
35 to 44 years                   736,165     100.0      507,710      69.0     333,785      45.3   $36,435         111.4
 Not a high school graduate       52,330       7.1       24,610      47.0      15,195      29.0   $18,453          56.4
 High school graduate            201,275      27.3      132,810      66.0      84,795      42.1   $27,897          85.3
 Some college                    212,435      28.9      153,600      72.3     100,935      47.5   $35,250         107.7
 Bachelor degree                 170,850      23.2      123,975      72.6      82,815      48.5   $48,971         149.7
 Advanced degree                  75,685      10.3       59,855      79.1      41,555      54.9   $58,927         180.1
45 to 54 years                   594,540     100.0      432,475      72.7     306,470      51.5   $37,296         114.0
 Not a high school graduate       53,485       9.0       24,420      45.7      15,860      29.7   $19,834          60.6
 High school graduate            174,645      29.4      120,995      69.3      84,810      48.6   $30,095          92.0
 Some college                    152,505      25.7      116,250      76.2      83,725      54.9   $36,507         111.6
 Bachelor degree                 118,260      19.9       94,545      79.9      67,875      57.4   $49,357         150.9
 Advanced degree                  75,710      12.7       65,610      86.7      47,025      62.1   $60,572         185.1
55 to 64 years                   391,760     100.0      212,800      54.3     144,675      36.9   $34,257         104.7
 Not a high school graduate       61,855      15.8       20,855      33.7      13,220      21.4   $21,347          65.2
 High school graduate            144,145      36.8       76,180      52.8      51,215      35.5   $30,204          92.3
 Some college                     81,425      20.8       50,260      61.7      35,055      43.1   $35,850         109.6
 Bachelor degree                  50,375      12.9       31,730      63.0      22,235      44.1   $47,266         144.5
 Advanced degree                  36,620       9.3       26,210      71.6      18,120      49.5   $60,512         185.0

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   318,050     100.0       50,785      16.0      20,415       6.4   $30,921          94.5
 Not a high school graduate       75,365      23.7        7,280       9.7       2,580       3.4   $22,839          69.8
 High school graduate            133,350      41.9       21,090      15.8       8,385       6.3   $29,407          89.9
 Some college                     49,005      15.4       10,100      20.6       4,235       8.6   $31,822          97.3
 Bachelor degree                  26,140       8.2        5,530      21.1       2,400       9.2   $40,372         123.4
 Advanced degree                  17,060       5.4        4,500      26.4       2,125      12.5   $51,191         156.5