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)
DELAWARE: 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 212,185 100.0 174,670 82.3 146,620 69.1 $40,075 122.5
Not a high school graduate 24,035 11.3 15,545 64.7 11,700 48.7 $26,198 80.1
High school graduate 66,200 31.2 53,675 81.1 44,965 67.9 $32,819 100.3
Some college 57,195 27.0 48,095 84.1 40,575 70.9 $40,045 122.4
Bachelor degree 35,480 16.7 32,130 90.6 27,740 78.2 $51,287 156.8
Advanced degree 21,490 10.1 19,690 91.6 16,950 78.9 $70,837 216.5
21 to 24 years 17,895 100.0 13,490 75.4 8,000 44.7 $22,092 67.5
Not a high school graduate 2,800 15.6 2,060 73.4 1,165 41.6 $19,746 60.4
High school graduate 5,725 32.0 4,555 79.6 3,125 54.6 $20,944 64.0
Some college 6,265 35.0 4,440 70.9 2,410 38.5 $23,847 72.9
Bachelor degree 2,215 12.4 1,810 81.8 855 38.7 $31,932 97.6
Advanced degree 140 0.8 105 73.8 30 20.6 $36,250 110.8
25 to 34 years 50,280 100.0 44,055 87.6 36,905 73.4 $33,990 103.9
Not a high school graduate 5,290 10.5 3,785 71.6 2,750 52.0 $23,628 72.2
High school graduate 15,280 30.4 13,115 85.8 10,965 71.8 $29,109 89.0
Some college 13,315 26.5 11,985 90.0 10,315 77.5 $34,036 104.0
Bachelor degree 10,320 20.5 9,845 95.4 8,565 83.0 $42,252 129.1
Advanced degree 4,085 8.1 3,805 93.1 3,035 74.2 $51,303 156.8
35 to 44 years 60,855 100.0 53,290 87.6 46,920 77.1 $41,989 128.3
Not a high school graduate 5,835 9.6 4,205 72.1 3,265 56.0 $26,689 81.6
High school graduate 19,875 32.7 17,220 86.7 14,965 75.3 $36,183 110.6
Some college 16,670 27.4 14,715 88.3 13,125 78.7 $42,138 128.8
Bachelor degree 10,330 17.0 9,745 94.4 8,950 86.6 $57,461 175.6
Advanced degree 5,900 9.7 5,670 96.1 5,165 87.5 $72,425 221.4
45 to 54 years 49,600 100.0 42,370 85.4 37,680 76.0 $46,941 143.5
Not a high school graduate 4,635 9.3 2,865 61.9 2,545 54.9 $30,728 93.9
High school graduate 15,170 30.6 12,725 83.9 11,115 73.3 $38,587 117.9
Some college 13,460 27.1 11,745 87.3 10,525 78.2 $46,227 141.3
Bachelor degree 8,065 16.3 7,450 92.4 6,675 82.8 $60,740 185.7
Advanced degree 6,640 13.4 6,385 96.2 5,775 87.0 $72,818 222.6
55 to 64 years 33,555 100.0 21,460 64.0 17,115 51.0 $46,175 141.1
Not a high school graduate 5,475 16.3 2,625 47.9 1,970 36.0 $30,830 94.2
High school graduate 10,155 30.3 6,055 59.7 4,790 47.2 $37,983 116.1
Some college 7,485 22.3 5,210 69.6 4,205 56.1 $45,366 138.7
Bachelor degree 4,555 13.6 3,280 72.0 2,695 59.1 $65,327 199.7
Advanced degree 4,720 14.1 3,725 78.9 2,945 62.4 $82,469 252.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 25,935 100.0 6,145 23.7 2,230 8.6 $34,453 105.3
Not a high school graduate 6,580 25.4 1,410 21.4 490 7.4 $19,318 59.0
High school graduate 7,340 28.3 1,605 21.9 610 8.3 $26,500 81.0
Some college 4,655 17.9 1,130 24.3 415 8.9 $35,729 109.2
Bachelor degree 3,215 12.4 700 21.8 205 6.4 $50,500 154.4
Advanced degree 2,995 11.5 1,075 35.9 470 15.7 $81,875 250.3
