Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Virginia: 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                 2,118,960     100.0    1,486,150      70.1   1,027,700      48.5   $28,966          88.5
 Not a high school graduate      220,745      10.4       97,755      44.3      58,295      26.4   $16,768          51.3
 High school graduate            551,590      26.0      365,915      66.3     254,440      46.1   $21,932          67.0
 Some college                    652,240      30.8      483,010      74.1     332,580      51.0   $27,341          83.6
 Bachelor degree                 427,810      20.2      332,990      77.8     235,160      55.0   $36,894         112.8
 Advanced degree                 212,595      10.0      176,015      82.8     127,410      59.9   $46,801         143.0

21 to 24 years                   175,180     100.0      122,390      69.9      58,055      33.1   $19,695          60.2
 Not a high school graduate       14,735       8.4        6,770      46.0       3,000      20.4   $14,933          45.6
 High school graduate             45,050      25.7       30,675      68.1      17,350      38.5   $17,140          52.4
 Some college                     71,550      40.8       49,790      69.6      21,895      30.6   $18,971          58.0
 Bachelor degree                  35,840      20.5       30,030      83.8      13,415      37.4   $26,991          82.5
 Advanced degree                   2,775       1.6        2,230      80.3         810      29.3   $25,978          79.4
25 to 34 years                   503,045     100.0      370,665      73.7     262,600      52.2   $27,442          83.9
 Not a high school graduate       39,745       7.9       19,795      49.8      10,855      27.3   $15,526          47.5
 High school graduate            118,365      23.5       80,960      68.4      55,885      47.2   $20,664          63.2
 Some college                    152,500      30.3      115,700      75.9      80,555      52.8   $24,868          76.0
 Bachelor degree                 127,490      25.3      103,120      80.9      78,710      61.7   $33,515         102.4
 Advanced degree                  52,595      10.5       43,925      83.5      31,980      60.8   $39,719         121.4
35 to 44 years                   609,690     100.0      451,645      74.1     319,195      52.4   $29,983          91.6
 Not a high school graduate       50,295       8.2       26,445      52.6      16,730      33.3   $16,616          50.8
 High school graduate            156,620      25.7      112,440      71.8      80,270      51.3   $22,233          68.0
 Some college                    196,420      32.2      152,220      77.5     108,745      55.4   $28,701          87.7
 Bachelor degree                 129,490      21.2       99,365      76.7      70,115      54.1   $40,566         124.0
 Advanced degree                  61,975      10.2       51,985      83.9      37,055      59.8   $50,403         154.1
45 to 54 years                   507,025     100.0      375,360      74.0     277,910      54.8   $31,937          97.6
 Not a high school graduate       53,090      10.5       24,275      45.7      15,850      29.9   $17,562          53.7
 High school graduate            132,660      26.2       93,035      70.1      69,055      52.1   $24,221          74.0
 Some college                    150,085      29.6      117,705      78.4      88,750      59.1   $31,101          95.1
 Bachelor degree                  94,215      18.6       76,455      81.1      56,445      59.9   $40,697         124.4
 Advanced degree                  65,650      12.9       57,020      86.9      43,155      65.7   $49,953         152.7
55 to 64 years                   324,015     100.0      166,085      51.3     109,940      33.9   $29,690          90.7
 Not a high school graduate       62,875      19.4       20,465      32.5      11,855      18.9   $17,590          53.8
 High school graduate             98,895      30.5       48,800      49.3      31,880      32.2   $23,810          72.8
 Some college                     81,685      25.2       47,600      58.3      32,635      40.0   $30,830          94.2
 Bachelor degree                  40,775      12.6       24,025      58.9      16,475      40.4   $41,382         126.5
 Advanced degree                  29,605       9.1       20,860      70.5      14,405      48.7   $49,676         151.8

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   234,290     100.0       35,925      15.3      12,580       5.4   $23,838          72.9
 Not a high school graduate       69,060      29.5        7,375      10.7       2,145       3.1   $15,514          47.4
 High school graduate             74,565      31.8       11,290      15.1       3,650       4.9   $21,327          65.2
 Some college                     46,675      19.9        8,725      18.7       3,215       6.9   $25,942          79.3
 Bachelor degree                  22,595       9.6        4,215      18.7       1,720       7.6   $33,661         102.9
 Advanced degree                  12,865       5.5        2,990      23.2       1,370      10.7   $44,306         135.4