TABLE 1. Employment, Work Experience, and Earnings by Age and Education: Civilian Noninstitutional Population
(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)
COLORADO: BOTH SEXES
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 2,545,690 100.0 1,992,875 78.3 1,439,290 56.5 $35,112 107.3
Not a high school graduate 222,530 8.7 126,425 56.8 80,410 36.1 $21,757 66.5
High school graduate 562,055 22.1 418,070 74.4 304,745 54.2 $28,765 87.9
Some college 845,120 33.2 679,925 80.5 486,675 57.6 $32,294 98.7
Bachelor degree 577,250 22.7 488,845 84.7 358,115 62.0 $42,237 129.1
Advanced degree 271,295 10.7 234,970 86.6 178,645 65.8 $53,528 163.6
21 to 24 years 232,435 100.0 175,150 75.4 88,165 37.9 $21,343 65.2
Not a high school graduate 31,245 13.4 19,200 61.4 10,370 33.2 $17,370 53.1
High school graduate 59,840 25.7 44,880 75.0 27,625 46.2 $20,768 63.5
Some college 95,720 41.2 73,510 76.8 33,775 35.3 $21,692 66.3
Bachelor degree 34,885 15.0 30,190 86.5 12,620 36.2 $25,949 79.3
Advanced degree 2,195 0.9 1,695 77.4 610 27.7 $26,774 81.8
25 to 34 years 643,290 100.0 520,005 80.8 374,910 58.3 $31,179 95.3
Not a high school graduate 64,380 10.0 38,640 60.0 24,365 37.8 $21,087 64.5
High school graduate 128,235 19.9 98,615 76.9 69,975 54.6 $26,685 81.6
Some college 203,885 31.7 169,775 83.3 122,945 60.3 $30,044 91.8
Bachelor degree 176,910 27.5 155,230 87.7 116,360 65.8 $36,791 112.5
Advanced degree 51,055 7.9 44,935 88.0 32,700 64.0 $41,547 127.0
35 to 44 years 727,810 100.0 596,085 81.9 446,905 61.4 $37,667 115.1
Not a high school graduate 56,170 7.7 34,495 61.4 22,885 40.7 $23,590 72.1
High school graduate 167,125 23.0 133,660 80.0 101,325 60.6 $31,083 95.0
Some college 238,920 32.8 200,780 84.0 150,440 63.0 $35,775 109.3
Bachelor degree 168,355 23.1 143,510 85.2 107,995 64.1 $49,482 151.2
Advanced degree 78,295 10.8 70,375 89.9 54,635 69.8 $59,190 180.9
45 to 54 years 606,500 100.0 495,645 81.7 382,410 63.1 $40,308 123.2
Not a high school graduate 37,015 6.1 20,585 55.6 13,890 37.5 $23,511 71.9
High school graduate 119,995 19.8 92,125 76.8 70,600 58.8 $31,156 95.2
Some college 208,010 34.3 172,625 83.0 133,735 64.3 $36,584 111.8
Bachelor degree 138,370 22.8 119,825 86.6 92,830 67.1 $48,674 148.8
Advanced degree 90,860 15.0 82,215 90.5 65,210 71.8 $57,261 175.0
55 to 64 years 335,650 100.0 205,990 61.4 146,900 43.8 $37,150 113.5
Not a high school graduate 33,720 10.0 13,500 40.0 8,900 26.4 $23,764 72.6
High school graduate 86,860 25.9 48,790 56.2 35,220 40.5 $30,287 92.6
Some college 98,585 29.4 63,235 64.1 45,780 46.4 $35,239 107.7
Bachelor degree 58,730 17.5 40,090 68.3 28,310 48.2 $46,780 143.0
Advanced degree 48,890 14.6 35,755 73.1 25,490 52.1 $55,193 168.7
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 224,765 100.0 49,590 22.1 18,875 8.4 $25,712 78.6
Not a high school graduate 37,935 16.9 5,340 14.1 1,960 5.2 $18,352 56.1
High school graduate 68,535 30.5 12,995 19.0 4,695 6.8 $21,551 65.9
Some college 56,165 25.0 13,555 24.1 5,290 9.4 $25,368 77.5
Bachelor degree 31,675 14.1 8,780 27.7 3,325 10.5 $32,762 100.1
Advanced degree 22,590 10.1 7,535 33.4 3,040 13.5 $47,481 145.1
