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)
IDAHO: FEMALES
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 350,010 100.0 238,445 68.1 135,650 38.8 $23,971 73.3
Not a high school graduate 32,615 9.3 15,035 46.1 6,885 21.1 $16,513 50.5
High school graduate 98,780 28.2 64,390 65.2 36,285 36.7 $20,106 61.5
Some college 138,850 39.7 98,485 70.9 54,775 39.4 $23,218 71.0
Bachelor degree 52,640 15.0 40,280 76.5 24,985 47.5 $31,451 96.1
Advanced degree 18,390 5.3 15,250 82.9 9,940 54.0 $40,577 124.0
21 to 24 years 34,905 100.0 24,110 69.1 9,655 27.7 $16,591 50.7
Not a high school graduate 3,545 10.2 1,615 45.6 495 13.9 $12,769 39.0
High school graduate 10,720 30.7 7,395 69.0 3,600 33.6 $15,327 46.8
Some college 16,430 47.1 11,995 73.0 4,290 26.1 $17,467 53.4
Bachelor degree 2,885 8.3 2,315 80.2 910 31.5 $20,292 62.0
Advanced degree 240 0.7 200 84.0 70 30.3 $20,978 64.1
25 to 34 years 81,240 100.0 55,770 68.6 30,025 37.0 $22,235 68.0
Not a high school graduate 7,855 9.7 3,430 43.7 1,315 16.8 $16,528 50.5
High school graduate 20,895 25.7 13,815 66.1 7,190 34.4 $19,095 58.4
Some college 31,840 39.2 22,700 71.3 11,980 37.6 $21,130 64.6
Bachelor degree 15,155 18.7 11,770 77.7 7,280 48.0 $28,409 86.8
Advanced degree 3,415 4.2 2,850 83.5 1,655 48.4 $33,911 103.6
35 to 44 years 96,450 100.0 70,340 72.9 40,925 42.4 $25,239 77.1
Not a high school graduate 8,455 8.8 4,470 52.9 2,270 26.9 $17,043 52.1
High school graduate 27,245 28.2 19,995 73.4 11,620 42.7 $20,851 63.7
Some college 37,880 39.3 28,220 74.5 16,125 42.6 $25,179 77.0
Bachelor degree 15,080 15.6 11,590 76.9 7,115 47.2 $33,459 102.3
Advanced degree 5,410 5.6 4,545 84.0 2,900 53.7 $40,713 124.4
45 to 54 years 84,050 100.0 61,905 73.7 39,485 47.0 $26,508 81.0
Not a high school graduate 5,980 7.1 3,185 53.3 1,680 28.1 $17,513 53.5
High school graduate 22,030 26.2 15,160 68.8 9,345 42.4 $21,394 65.4
Some college 34,985 41.6 26,240 75.0 16,770 47.9 $25,799 78.9
Bachelor degree 13,520 16.1 11,005 81.4 7,285 53.9 $33,696 103.0
Advanced degree 6,030 7.2 5,345 88.6 3,770 62.5 $41,395 126.5
55 to 64 years 53,365 100.0 26,325 49.3 15,565 29.2 $25,397 77.6
Not a high school graduate 6,775 12.7 2,330 34.4 1,120 16.6 $15,906 48.6
High school graduate 17,885 33.5 8,025 44.9 4,530 25.3 $21,551 65.9
Some college 17,720 33.2 9,330 52.6 5,610 31.7 $25,071 76.6
Bachelor degree 6,005 11.3 3,605 60.0 2,395 39.9 $34,571 105.7
Advanced degree 3,295 6.2 2,305 70.0 1,540 46.8 $41,741 127.6
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 39,505 100.0 5,295 13.4 1,415 3.6 $16,980 51.9
Not a high school graduate 7,370 18.7 685 9.3 165 2.3 $13,750 42.0
High school graduate 15,390 39.0 1,965 12.8 570 3.7 $15,490 47.3
Some college 10,715 27.1 1,745 16.3 385 3.6 $18,836 57.6
Bachelor degree 2,990 7.6 405 13.6 120 3.9 $29,167 89.1
Advanced degree 1,370 3.5 275 20.0 85 6.1 $13,281 40.6
