Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: South Dakota: 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                   198,715     100.0      168,055      84.6     138,355      69.6   $30,311          92.6
 Not a high school graduate       17,070       8.6       10,865      63.6       7,930      46.5   $23,527          71.9
 High school graduate             66,210      33.3       55,240      83.4      45,825      69.2   $26,954          82.4
 Some college                     64,265      32.3       55,525      86.4      45,215      70.4   $29,600          90.5
 Bachelor degree                  33,100      16.7       30,620      92.5      26,450      79.9   $36,477         111.5
 Advanced degree                  13,645       6.9       12,500      91.6      10,395      76.2   $48,929         149.6

21 to 24 years                    19,670     100.0       15,525      78.9       8,970      45.6   $20,946          64.0
 Not a high school graduate        1,725       8.8        1,115      64.6         670      38.8   $18,261          55.8
 High school graduate              6,040      30.7        4,950      81.9       3,420      56.6   $20,242          61.9
 Some college                      9,265      47.1        7,175      77.5       3,790      40.9   $21,351          65.3
 Bachelor degree                   2,100      10.7        1,865      88.9         860      40.9   $24,680          75.4
 Advanced degree                     105       0.5           70      65.7          35      31.4   $33,125         101.2
25 to 34 years                    43,650     100.0       38,690      88.6      32,125      73.6   $27,390          83.7
 Not a high school graduate        3,145       7.2        2,085      66.3       1,365      43.5   $22,725          69.5
 High school graduate             12,795      29.3       10,985      85.9       8,970      70.1   $25,047          76.6
 Some college                     15,795      36.2       14,505      91.8      12,150      76.9   $27,241          83.3
 Bachelor degree                   8,915      20.4        8,440      94.7       7,590      85.2   $31,250          95.5
 Advanced degree                   1,950       4.5        1,905      97.6       1,480      75.7   $38,781         118.5
35 to 44 years                    56,580     100.0       50,085      88.5      43,420      76.7   $31,752          97.0
 Not a high school graduate        4,420       7.8        3,080      69.6       2,370      53.6   $24,251          74.1
 High school graduate             20,995      37.1       18,265      87.0      15,590      74.2   $29,097          88.9
 Some college                     17,395      30.7       15,895      91.4      13,920      80.0   $31,333          95.8
 Bachelor degree                   8,820      15.6        8,395      95.2       7,675      87.0   $40,865         124.9
 Advanced degree                   3,555       6.3        3,395      95.4       3,015      84.8   $51,696         158.0
45 to 54 years                    48,655     100.0       42,390      87.1      36,790      75.6   $33,581         102.6
 Not a high school graduate        3,270       6.7        2,065      63.1       1,620      49.6   $25,309          77.4
 High school graduate             15,210      31.3       13,095      86.1      11,265      74.1   $29,865          91.3
 Some college                     15,060      31.0       13,105      87.0      11,525      76.5   $32,469          99.2
 Bachelor degree                   9,495      19.5        9,000      94.8       8,115      85.5   $40,615         124.1
 Advanced degree                   4,725       9.7        4,445      94.0       3,705      78.4   $50,486         154.3
55 to 64 years                    30,160     100.0       21,370      70.9      17,050      56.5   $31,227          95.4
 Not a high school graduate        4,510      15.0        2,525      56.0       1,905      42.2   $24,275          74.2
 High school graduate             11,165      37.0        7,940      71.1       6,580      58.9   $28,205          86.2
 Some college                      6,750      22.4        4,845      71.8       3,835      56.8   $32,560          99.5
 Bachelor degree                   3,775      12.5        2,920      77.4       2,215      58.7   $37,790         115.5
 Advanced degree                   3,305      11.0        2,690      81.3       2,165      65.4   $50,634         154.8

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                    24,080     100.0        8,720      36.2       3,765      15.6   $20,187          61.7
 Not a high school graduate        7,005      29.1        2,025      28.9         850      12.2   $16,409          50.2
 High school graduate              8,690      36.1        3,200      36.8       1,460      16.8   $18,887          57.7
 Some college                      3,810      15.8        1,445      38.0         620      16.3   $21,736          66.4
 Bachelor degree                   2,110       8.8          940      44.5         370      17.5   $26,875          82.1
 Advanced degree                   1,855       7.7          875      47.2         380      20.4   $35,000         107.0