Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Oklahoma: Both Sexes

(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                 1,881,665     100.0    1,363,480      72.5   1,012,475      53.8   $27,664          84.6
 Not a high school graduate      220,070      11.7      114,865      52.2      73,845      33.6   $19,815          60.6
 High school graduate            590,440      31.4      410,310      69.5     304,705      51.6   $23,468          71.7
 Some college                    609,785      32.4      466,370      76.5     341,815      56.1   $27,547          84.2
 Bachelor degree                 272,940      14.5      225,605      82.7     178,380      65.4   $34,978         106.9
 Advanced degree                 123,700       6.6      106,250      85.9      85,510      69.1   $42,067         128.6

21 to 24 years                   184,920     100.0      129,300      69.9      66,685      36.1   $17,591          53.8
 Not a high school graduate       23,190      12.5       13,245      57.1       6,850      29.5   $15,909          48.6
 High school graduate             56,155      30.4       39,690      70.7      24,790      44.1   $17,375          53.1
 Some college                     79,500      43.0       57,030      71.7      26,140      32.9   $17,497          53.5
 Bachelor degree                  17,585       9.5       13,810      78.5       5,900      33.5   $22,176          67.8
 Advanced degree                   1,240       0.7          810      65.4         375      30.0   $25,146          76.9
25 to 34 years                   425,605     100.0      321,370      75.5     234,285      55.0   $25,227          77.1
 Not a high school graduate       47,125      11.1       27,140      57.6      16,855      35.8   $18,463          56.4
 High school graduate            127,840      30.0       92,715      72.5      67,000      52.4   $21,663          66.2
 Some college                    141,280      33.2      111,890      79.2      81,485      57.7   $24,876          76.0
 Bachelor degree                  74,060      17.4       62,375      84.2      49,155      66.4   $30,294          92.6
 Advanced degree                  19,900       4.7       17,275      86.8      12,990      65.3   $35,172         107.5
35 to 44 years                   515,000     100.0      401,955      78.0     311,535      60.5   $29,693          90.8
 Not a high school graduate       56,220      10.9       32,825      58.4      22,185      39.5   $20,564          62.9
 High school graduate            168,270      32.7      129,360      76.9      98,835      58.7   $25,521          78.0
 Some college                    162,325      31.5      132,060      81.4     102,670      63.2   $30,049          91.8
 Bachelor degree                  77,655      15.1       66,185      85.2      54,655      70.4   $37,311         114.0
 Advanced degree                  33,080       6.4       29,755      89.9      24,410      73.8   $43,734         133.7
45 to 54 years                   444,085     100.0      338,770      76.3     271,020      61.0   $31,635          96.7
 Not a high school graduate       43,715       9.8       22,820      52.2      15,565      35.6   $21,146          64.6
 High school graduate            130,380      29.4       92,710      71.1      72,020      55.2   $25,737          78.7
 Some college                    142,375      32.1      114,010      80.1      92,520      65.0   $31,651          96.7
 Bachelor degree                  70,670      15.9       61,300      86.7      51,695      73.2   $38,565         117.9
 Advanced degree                  43,515       9.8       39,450      90.7      32,935      75.7   $44,441         135.8
55 to 64 years                   312,055     100.0      172,085      55.1     128,950      41.3   $30,090          92.0
 Not a high school graduate       49,815      16.0       18,840      37.8      12,390      24.9   $21,376          65.3
 High school graduate            107,795      34.5       55,835      51.8      42,060      39.0   $24,941          76.2
 Some college                     84,310      27.0       51,385      60.9      39,000      46.3   $31,217          95.4
 Bachelor degree                  32,970      10.6       21,935      66.5      16,975      51.5   $40,127         122.6
 Advanced degree                  25,965       8.3       18,955      73.0      14,800      57.0   $44,607         136.3

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   239,465     100.0       47,155      19.7      20,195       8.4   $21,977          67.2
 Not a high school graduate       60,005      25.1        7,680      12.8       2,895       4.8   $16,270          49.7
 High school graduate             80,275      33.5       14,750      18.4       6,225       7.8   $19,068          58.3
 Some college                     52,295      21.8       11,900      22.8       5,330      10.2   $25,061          76.6
 Bachelor degree                  21,415       8.9        6,130      28.6       2,825      13.2   $29,358          89.7
 Advanced degree                  14,945       6.2        4,820      32.2       2,180      14.6   $45,960         140.5