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)
KANSAS: 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 738,865 100.0 536,880 72.7 359,150 48.6 $25,998 79.5
Not a high school graduate 57,365 7.8 26,420 46.1 15,270 26.6 $17,839 54.5
High school graduate 197,555 26.7 134,625 68.1 90,530 45.8 $21,306 65.1
Some college 267,745 36.2 204,355 76.3 134,010 50.1 $24,123 73.7
Bachelor degree 140,590 19.0 111,520 79.3 76,745 54.6 $31,787 97.2
Advanced degree 59,760 8.1 50,710 84.9 36,420 60.9 $39,809 121.7
21 to 24 years 70,700 100.0 50,455 71.4 22,805 32.3 $18,364 56.1
Not a high school graduate 6,915 9.8 3,010 43.5 1,300 18.8 $16,140 49.3
High school graduate 15,865 22.4 10,410 65.6 5,660 35.7 $16,828 51.4
Some college 35,025 49.5 26,470 75.6 11,250 32.1 $17,813 54.4
Bachelor degree 10,465 14.8 9,010 86.1 3,835 36.6 $23,901 73.1
Advanced degree 755 1.1 560 74.1 160 21.0 $21,406 65.4
25 to 34 years 168,190 100.0 123,105 73.2 82,675 49.2 $24,924 76.2
Not a high school graduate 13,960 8.3 6,570 47.1 3,730 26.7 $17,341 53.0
High school graduate 37,320 22.2 25,350 67.9 16,265 43.6 $20,039 61.3
Some college 59,270 35.2 45,185 76.2 29,795 50.3 $21,896 66.9
Bachelor degree 42,140 25.1 33,935 80.5 24,910 59.1 $30,305 92.6
Advanced degree 11,725 7.0 9,985 85.1 6,625 56.5 $34,042 104.0
35 to 44 years 212,195 100.0 162,630 76.6 112,435 53.0 $26,954 82.4
Not a high school graduate 13,700 6.5 7,270 53.1 4,415 32.2 $18,281 55.9
High school graduate 56,290 26.5 42,230 75.0 29,675 52.7 $21,830 66.7
Some college 76,175 35.9 60,585 79.5 41,880 55.0 $25,611 78.3
Bachelor degree 43,980 20.7 34,545 78.6 23,550 53.6 $34,170 104.4
Advanced degree 17,810 8.4 15,200 85.3 11,075 62.2 $39,992 122.2
45 to 54 years 175,620 100.0 136,990 78.0 99,250 56.5 $28,512 87.1
Not a high school graduate 10,520 6.0 5,265 50.0 3,280 31.2 $18,666 57.1
High school graduate 47,895 27.3 34,990 73.1 25,180 52.6 $22,459 68.6
Some college 62,735 35.7 50,930 81.2 36,790 58.6 $26,521 81.1
Bachelor degree 31,265 17.8 25,820 82.6 18,880 60.4 $33,795 103.3
Advanced degree 19,955 11.4 17,990 90.1 13,585 68.1 $41,091 125.6
55 to 64 years 112,165 100.0 63,695 56.8 41,990 37.4 $26,150 79.9
Not a high school graduate 12,270 10.9 4,305 35.1 2,545 20.8 $17,917 54.8
High school graduate 40,190 35.8 21,640 53.8 13,750 34.2 $21,756 66.5
Some college 34,540 30.8 21,185 61.3 14,295 41.4 $25,802 78.9
Bachelor degree 12,740 11.4 8,210 64.4 5,570 43.7 $33,589 102.7
Advanced degree 9,515 8.5 6,980 73.4 4,980 52.3 $40,781 124.6
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 94,120 100.0 17,785 18.9 5,925 6.3 $18,759 57.3
Not a high school graduate 16,040 17.0 2,155 13.4 635 4.0 $13,358 40.8
High school graduate 39,040 41.5 7,135 18.3 2,370 6.1 $17,679 54.0
Some college 23,605 25.1 5,285 22.4 1,740 7.4 $18,947 57.9
Bachelor degree 7,540 8.0 1,435 19.0 505 6.7 $27,719 84.7
Advanced degree 4,650 4.9 1,275 27.4 495 10.6 $29,952 91.5
