Income

TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population: Vermont: 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                   179,305     100.0      135,700      75.7      83,590      46.6   $25,824          78.9
 Not a high school graduate       10,525       5.9        4,900      46.6       2,815      26.7   $16,890          51.6
 High school graduate             53,690      29.9       38,575      71.8      24,635      45.9   $21,500          65.7
 Some college                     54,330      30.3       42,570      78.4      25,700      47.3   $25,207          77.0
 Bachelor degree                  38,055      21.2       30,915      81.2      18,720      49.2   $30,447          93.1
 Advanced degree                  19,435      10.8       16,780      86.3      10,490      54.0   $38,641         118.1

21 to 24 years                    14,170     100.0       10,140      71.6       4,635      32.7   $18,075          55.2
 Not a high school graduate          670       4.7          255      38.3         120      17.8   $14,954          45.7
 High school graduate              3,615      25.5        2,490      68.9       1,410      39.0   $16,716          51.1
 Some college                      6,540      46.2        4,685      71.6       1,860      28.4   $17,884          54.7
 Bachelor degree                   2,875      20.3        2,400      83.4       1,105      38.4   $20,569          62.9
 Advanced degree                     150       1.1          125      83.9          35      22.8   $17,188          52.5
25 to 34 years                    37,440     100.0       29,050      77.6      19,240      51.4   $23,947          73.2
 Not a high school graduate        1,630       4.4          785      48.1         390      23.9   $16,673          51.0
 High school graduate             10,570      28.2        7,550      71.4       4,980      47.1   $20,172          61.7
 Some college                     11,740      31.4        9,475      80.7       6,210      52.9   $23,355          71.4
 Bachelor degree                   9,695      25.9        8,090      83.5       5,600      57.8   $26,986          82.5
 Advanced degree                   3,135       8.4        2,740      87.4       1,790      57.1   $31,055          94.9
35 to 44 years                    51,970     100.0       41,600      80.0      25,865      49.8   $26,620          81.4
 Not a high school graduate        2,165       4.2        1,185      54.7         655      30.2   $16,418          50.2
 High school graduate             16,310      31.4       12,590      77.2       8,360      51.3   $21,708          66.4
 Some college                     16,200      31.2       13,340      82.3       8,225      50.8   $26,545          81.1
 Bachelor degree                  11,040      21.2        9,165      83.0       5,330      48.3   $31,855          97.4
 Advanced degree                   5,385      10.4        4,755      88.2       2,955      54.9   $39,321         120.2
45 to 54 years                    47,260     100.0       38,345      81.1      24,585      52.0   $28,822          88.1
 Not a high school graduate        2,630       5.6        1,265      48.1         870      33.2   $16,889          51.6
 High school graduate             13,335      28.2       10,430      78.2       6,760      50.7   $23,120          70.7
 Some college                     13,310      28.2       11,055      83.1       7,125      53.5   $26,734          81.7
 Bachelor degree                   9,900      20.9        8,430      85.1       5,155      52.1   $35,208         107.6
 Advanced degree                   7,315      15.5        6,665      91.1       4,310      58.9   $41,028         125.4
55 to 64 years                    28,460     100.0       16,570      58.2       9,270      32.6   $26,182          80.0
 Not a high school graduate        3,435      12.1        1,410      41.1         780      22.7   $18,277          55.9
 High school graduate              9,860      34.6        5,515      55.9       3,130      31.7   $23,065          70.5
 Some college                      6,535      23.0        4,015      61.5       2,285      35.0   $26,516          81.0
 Bachelor degree                   4,545      16.0        2,835      62.3       1,535      33.7   $33,538         102.5
 Advanced degree                   3,450      12.1        2,500      72.4       1,395      40.5   $40,252         123.0

ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years                    21,605     100.0        4,150      19.2       1,105       5.1   $21,765          66.5
 Not a high school graduate        4,590      21.2          530      11.6         120       2.6   $18,889          57.7
 High school graduate              8,115      37.6        1,425      17.6         330       4.1   $20,394          62.3
 Some college                      4,065      18.8          895      22.0         290       7.2   $23,017          70.4
 Bachelor degree                   2,625      12.1          675      25.7         145       5.6   $22,679          69.3
 Advanced degree                   1,595       7.4          495      31.1         160      10.0   $38,661         118.2