Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Virginia: 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                 1,946,695     100.0    1,615,165      83.0   1,347,130      69.2   $39,241         119.9
 Not a high school graduate      255,345      13.1      165,650      64.9     125,330      49.1   $25,349          77.5
 High school graduate            504,435      25.9      411,500      81.6     345,990      68.6   $30,702          93.8
 Some college                    510,160      26.2      431,510      84.6     357,695      70.1   $37,202         113.7
 Bachelor degree                 367,105      18.9      332,135      90.5     284,360      77.5   $52,470         160.4
 Advanced degree                 251,025      12.9      230,860      92.0     200,570      79.9   $72,323         221.1

21 to 24 years                   165,170     100.0      124,120      75.1      70,510      42.7   $21,480          65.7
 Not a high school graduate       20,145      12.2       13,840      68.7       8,230      40.8   $18,166          55.5
 High school graduate             50,005      30.3       40,490      81.0      28,235      56.5   $20,552          62.8
 Some college                     61,410      37.2       43,035      70.1      21,665      35.3   $21,783          66.6
 Bachelor degree                  25,180      15.2       20,635      81.9       8,910      35.4   $31,192          95.3
 Advanced degree                   1,805       1.1        1,325      73.5         500      27.8   $32,276          98.7
25 to 34 years                   458,385     100.0      401,310      87.5     330,110      72.0   $32,362          98.9
 Not a high school graduate       51,840      11.3       38,395      74.1      28,210      54.4   $22,657          69.3
 High school graduate            123,790      27.0      106,500      86.0      88,195      71.2   $27,251          83.3
 Some college                    119,665      26.1      107,745      90.0      89,815      75.1   $31,328          95.8
 Bachelor degree                 103,525      22.6       95,795      92.5      82,295      79.5   $43,186         132.0
 Advanced degree                  44,430       9.7       41,005      92.3      32,595      73.4   $52,768         161.3
35 to 44 years                   551,005     100.0      485,075      88.0     422,800      76.7   $40,952         125.2
 Not a high school graduate       64,270      11.7       46,010      71.6      35,145      54.7   $25,785          78.8
 High school graduate            154,880      28.1      133,320      86.1     115,840      74.8   $32,135          98.2
 Some college                    143,560      26.1      129,640      90.3     114,305      79.6   $40,134         122.7
 Bachelor degree                 103,600      18.8       98,300      94.9      89,040      85.9   $59,832         182.9
 Advanced degree                  66,990      12.2       64,090      95.7      57,685      86.1   $72,275         220.9
45 to 54 years                   471,560     100.0      403,625      85.6     355,805      75.5   $47,003         143.7
 Not a high school graduate       57,610      12.2       37,130      64.5      29,875      51.9   $27,188          83.1
 High school graduate            104,650      22.2       85,540      81.7      75,315      72.0   $35,693         109.1
 Some college                    123,875      26.3      108,385      87.5      95,555      77.1   $42,958         131.3
 Bachelor degree                  90,010      19.1       83,685      93.0      75,885      84.3   $61,781         188.8
 Advanced degree                  83,915      17.8       80,210      95.6      72,290      86.1   $78,762         240.7
55 to 64 years                   300,575     100.0      201,040      66.9     167,905      55.9   $46,437         141.9
 Not a high school graduate       61,485      20.5       30,275      49.2      23,875      38.8   $28,246          86.3
 High school graduate             71,110      23.7       45,650      64.2      38,410      54.0   $36,404         111.3
 Some college                     61,650      20.5       42,705      69.3      36,355      59.0   $44,971         137.5
 Bachelor degree                  44,785      14.9       33,725      75.3      28,225      63.0   $67,127         205.2
 Advanced degree                  53,890      17.9       44,230      82.1      37,495      69.6   $82,378         251.8

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                   193,735     100.0       50,470      26.1      23,900      12.3   $36,175         110.6
 Not a high school graduate       60,180      31.1       11,195      18.6       4,345       7.2   $19,629          60.0
 High school graduate             44,305      22.9       11,170      25.2       4,810      10.9   $24,605          75.2
 Some college                     33,510      17.3        9,550      28.5       4,785      14.3   $36,540         111.7
 Bachelor degree                  25,725      13.3        7,970      31.0       4,180      16.2   $52,486         160.4
 Advanced degree                  24,775      12.8        9,325      37.6       5,080      20.5   $75,717         231.4