Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: New Mexico: 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                   512,545     100.0      319,645      62.4     199,785      39.0   $24,606          75.2
 Not a high school graduate       70,565      13.8       23,535      33.4      12,120      17.2   $14,319          43.8
 High school graduate            136,875      26.7       79,260      57.9      48,680      35.6   $19,615          60.0
 Some college                    170,685      33.3      117,525      68.9      73,390      43.0   $23,475          71.8
 Bachelor degree                  72,090      14.1       54,670      75.8      35,585      49.4   $30,937          94.6
 Advanced degree                  45,195       8.8       36,570      80.9      24,950      55.2   $37,726         115.3

21 to 24 years                    45,810     100.0       27,745      60.6      12,060      26.3   $15,814          48.3
 Not a high school graduate        6,855      15.0        2,270      33.1       1,030      15.1   $12,445          38.0
 High school graduate             13,590      29.7        7,695      56.6       4,095      30.1   $15,477          47.3
 Some college                     19,135      41.8       13,420      70.1       5,190      27.1   $16,054          49.1
 Bachelor degree                   3,770       8.2        3,020      80.1       1,135      30.1   $21,076          64.4
 Advanced degree                     445       1.0          340      75.8         115      25.3   $17,443          53.3
25 to 34 years                   115,135     100.0       72,425      62.9      44,015      38.2   $21,832          66.7
 Not a high school graduate       15,240      13.2        5,350      35.1       2,640      17.3   $14,093          43.1
 High school graduate             30,115      26.2       17,490      58.1      10,420      34.6   $18,174          55.5
 Some college                     40,910      35.5       27,810      68.0      16,945      41.4   $21,061          64.4
 Bachelor degree                  18,420      16.0       14,615      79.3       9,445      51.3   $27,366          83.6
 Advanced degree                   6,520       5.7        5,330      81.8       3,460      53.1   $32,349          98.9
35 to 44 years                   144,860     100.0       98,430      67.9      64,485      44.5   $25,557          78.1
 Not a high school graduate       18,260      12.6        7,130      39.1       3,895      21.3   $14,823          45.3
 High school graduate             38,845      26.8       25,500      65.7      16,815      43.3   $20,627          63.0
 Some college                     50,180      34.6       36,880      73.5      24,205      48.2   $25,254          77.2
 Bachelor degree                  20,925      14.4       16,320      78.0      10,870      51.9   $31,818          97.3
 Advanced degree                  11,880       8.2       10,105      85.0       6,970      58.7   $38,249         116.9
45 to 54 years                   125,040     100.0       84,780      67.8      56,940      45.5   $28,330          86.6
 Not a high school graduate       14,070      11.3        4,885      34.7       2,570      18.3   $14,511          44.4
 High school graduate             31,450      25.2       19,300      61.4      12,045      38.3   $21,207          64.8
 Some college                     39,000      31.2       28,350      72.7      20,025      51.3   $26,332          80.5
 Bachelor degree                  19,545      15.6       15,440      79.0      10,520      53.8   $33,453         102.2
 Advanced degree                  17,405      13.9       14,905      85.6      10,590      60.8   $38,608         118.0
55 to 64 years                    81,700     100.0       36,265      44.4      22,280      27.3   $26,567          81.2
 Not a high school graduate       16,135      19.7        3,895      24.1       1,980      12.3   $14,295          43.7
 High school graduate             22,880      28.0        9,270      40.5       5,305      23.2   $20,549          62.8
 Some college                     21,460      26.3       11,065      51.6       7,030      32.8   $26,265          80.3
 Bachelor degree                   9,430      11.5        5,275      56.0       3,615      38.4   $32,307          98.7
 Advanced degree                   8,950      11.0        5,890      65.8       3,820      42.7   $40,345         123.3

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                    62,555     100.0        8,260      13.2       2,695       4.3   $19,914          60.9
 Not a high school graduate       17,970      28.7        1,490       8.3         385       2.1   $12,351          37.8
 High school graduate             18,700      29.9        2,355      12.6         805       4.3   $17,285          52.8
 Some college                     13,735      22.0        2,340      17.0         800       5.8   $21,354          65.3
 Bachelor degree                   5,705       9.1          915      16.0         265       4.6   $22,434          68.6
 Advanced degree                   4,090       6.5          860      21.0         325       8.0   $36,985         113.0