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)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: 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 346,065 100.0 241,055 69.7 174,025 50.3 $38,461 117.6
Not a high school graduate 45,435 13.1 20,920 46.0 13,350 29.4 $21,063 64.4
High school graduate 69,570 20.1 40,170 57.7 28,755 41.3 $26,959 82.4
Some college 68,615 19.8 47,795 69.7 33,680 49.1 $33,164 101.4
Bachelor degree 74,150 21.4 60,455 81.5 43,265 58.3 $43,058 131.6
Advanced degree 71,535 20.7 63,215 88.4 48,960 68.4 $65,302 199.6
21 to 24 years 39,785 100.0 24,715 62.1 10,270 25.8 $24,562 75.1
Not a high school graduate 4,445 11.2 2,145 48.2 1,120 25.2 $14,563 44.5
High school graduate 8,230 20.7 4,430 53.8 2,155 26.2 $20,453 62.5
Some college 11,335 28.5 6,430 56.7 2,080 18.3 $23,886 73.0
Bachelor degree 12,740 32.0 9,890 77.6 4,135 32.5 $28,655 87.6
Advanced degree 1,215 3.1 920 75.5 315 26.0 $33,712 103.0
25 to 34 years 98,230 100.0 74,230 75.6 54,055 55.0 $35,646 109.0
Not a high school graduate 10,340 10.5 5,020 48.6 3,410 33.0 $20,151 61.6
High school graduate 17,320 17.6 10,540 60.9 7,340 42.4 $24,409 74.6
Some college 15,970 16.3 12,255 76.7 9,045 56.6 $30,271 92.5
Bachelor degree 27,725 28.2 23,570 85.0 17,600 63.5 $39,464 120.6
Advanced degree 23,005 23.4 20,795 90.4 15,095 65.6 $50,067 153.0
35 to 44 years 85,765 100.0 61,530 71.7 46,925 54.7 $40,708 124.4
Not a high school graduate 11,555 13.5 5,460 47.2 3,455 29.9 $21,078 64.4
High school graduate 18,730 21.8 11,415 61.0 8,500 45.4 $26,831 82.0
Some college 17,500 20.4 12,965 74.1 10,040 57.4 $34,826 106.4
Bachelor degree 15,520 18.1 13,235 85.3 10,490 67.6 $51,922 158.7
Advanced degree 17,545 20.5 15,820 90.2 12,630 72.0 $68,840 210.4
45 to 54 years 73,620 100.0 52,735 71.6 42,090 57.2 $46,229 141.3
Not a high school graduate 10,020 13.6 4,785 47.8 3,220 32.2 $22,475 68.7
High school graduate 14,530 19.7 8,760 60.3 6,880 47.3 $31,287 95.6
Some college 15,370 20.9 11,250 73.2 8,950 58.2 $39,367 120.3
Bachelor degree 11,675 15.9 9,685 82.9 7,905 67.7 $56,141 171.6
Advanced degree 18,305 24.9 16,445 89.8 13,680 74.7 $77,973 238.3
55 to 64 years 48,670 100.0 27,845 57.2 20,685 42.5 $45,575 139.3
Not a high school graduate 9,080 18.7 3,510 38.7 2,150 23.7 $23,705 72.5
High school graduate 10,760 22.1 5,025 46.7 3,885 36.1 $31,608 96.6
Some college 8,440 17.3 4,895 58.0 3,570 42.3 $37,620 115.0
Bachelor degree 6,485 13.3 4,080 62.9 3,130 48.3 $57,825 176.7
Advanced degree 11,465 23.6 9,240 80.6 7,235 63.1 $85,337 260.8
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 35,200 100.0 7,490 21.3 3,650 10.4 $40,965 125.2
Not a high school graduate 10,000 28.4 1,260 12.6 530 5.3 $20,970 64.1
High school graduate 8,015 22.8 1,275 15.9 535 6.7 $24,643 75.3
Some college 5,280 15.0 1,150 21.8 485 9.2 $29,291 89.5
Bachelor degree 3,865 11.0 1,010 26.1 590 15.3 $53,077 162.2
Advanced degree 5,745 16.3 2,415 42.1 1,310 22.8 $81,196 248.2
