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: MALES
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 163,300 100.0 118,450 72.5 88,180 54.0 $40,885 125.0
Not a high school graduate 22,910 14.0 11,830 51.6 7,920 34.6 $21,303 65.1
High school graduate 32,165 19.7 19,905 61.9 14,145 44.0 $27,513 84.1
Some college 30,320 18.6 21,300 70.3 15,180 50.1 $34,177 104.5
Bachelor degree 33,865 20.7 28,160 83.2 21,250 62.8 $48,069 146.9
Advanced degree 36,150 22.1 32,820 90.8 26,475 73.2 $73,763 225.5
21 to 24 years 17,420 100.0 10,755 61.7 4,510 25.9 $24,471 74.8
Not a high school graduate 2,590 14.9 1,415 54.6 700 27.0 $16,414 50.2
High school graduate 3,800 21.8 2,295 60.3 1,130 29.7 $21,733 66.4
Some college 5,150 29.6 2,720 52.8 855 16.6 $25,060 76.6
Bachelor degree 4,590 26.3 3,465 75.5 1,415 30.9 $30,581 93.5
Advanced degree 535 3.1 420 78.4 150 27.7 $36,250 110.8
25 to 34 years 47,170 100.0 37,095 78.6 27,280 57.8 $36,133 110.4
Not a high school graduate 5,385 11.4 3,000 55.7 2,265 42.1 $20,443 62.5
High school graduate 8,085 17.1 5,545 68.6 3,730 46.1 $24,850 76.0
Some college 7,615 16.1 6,120 80.4 4,550 59.7 $31,194 95.3
Bachelor degree 13,505 28.6 11,505 85.2 8,665 64.1 $41,473 126.8
Advanced degree 10,745 22.8 9,800 91.2 7,170 66.7 $52,686 161.0
35 to 44 years 42,580 100.0 32,145 75.5 25,625 60.2 $42,706 130.5
Not a high school graduate 5,960 14.0 3,130 52.5 2,100 35.2 $21,761 66.5
High school graduate 9,100 21.4 5,890 64.7 4,555 50.0 $28,100 85.9
Some college 7,905 18.6 5,990 75.8 4,840 61.2 $35,865 109.6
Bachelor degree 7,735 18.2 6,850 88.6 5,735 74.1 $56,050 171.3
Advanced degree 9,430 22.1 8,840 93.7 7,435 78.9 $72,045 220.2
45 to 54 years 34,210 100.0 25,290 73.9 20,440 59.7 $49,991 152.8
Not a high school graduate 4,760 13.9 2,600 54.6 1,750 36.8 $22,637 69.2
High school graduate 6,750 19.7 4,080 60.5 3,175 47.1 $32,052 98.0
Some college 6,555 19.2 4,755 72.6 3,625 55.3 $39,500 120.7
Bachelor degree 5,320 15.6 4,555 85.6 3,895 73.2 $61,038 186.6
Advanced degree 8,960 26.2 8,325 92.9 7,225 80.6 $89,688 274.1
55 to 64 years 21,920 100.0 13,165 60.1 10,325 47.1 $53,761 164.3
Not a high school graduate 4,210 19.2 1,690 40.1 1,100 26.2 $25,237 77.1
High school graduate 4,425 20.2 2,090 47.2 1,555 35.1 $34,018 104.0
Some college 3,100 14.1 1,720 55.5 1,310 42.3 $38,605 118.0
Bachelor degree 2,710 12.4 1,785 65.9 1,540 56.9 $61,000 186.4
Advanced degree 6,480 29.6 5,435 83.9 4,490 69.3 $97,899 299.2
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 14,520 100.0 3,625 25.0 2,020 13.9 $50,357 153.9
Not a high school graduate 4,400 30.3 555 12.6 275 6.3 $21,218 64.9
High school graduate 2,585 17.8 405 15.6 190 7.4 $24,583 75.1
Some college 1,985 13.7 485 24.4 230 11.5 $24,911 76.1
Bachelor degree 1,620 11.2 480 29.7 330 20.5 $60,556 185.1
Advanced degree 3,180 21.9 1,550 48.8 905 28.4 $102,500 313.3
