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)
KENTUCKY: 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 2,315,410 100.0 1,611,380 69.6 1,191,340 51.5 $29,347 89.7
Not a high school graduate 385,950 16.7 163,520 42.4 107,995 28.0 $20,899 63.9
High school graduate 811,010 35.0 561,270 69.2 418,225 51.6 $25,645 78.4
Some college 625,175 27.0 484,360 77.5 353,815 56.6 $29,747 90.9
Bachelor degree 261,045 11.3 220,110 84.3 170,080 65.2 $38,972 119.1
Advanced degree 160,385 6.9 139,020 86.7 109,760 68.4 $42,571 130.1
21 to 24 years 214,785 100.0 149,880 69.8 76,195 35.5 $19,342 59.1
Not a high school graduate 27,765 12.9 13,930 50.2 6,485 23.4 $15,972 48.8
High school graduate 71,790 33.4 50,450 70.3 31,440 43.8 $18,857 57.6
Some college 84,290 39.2 61,965 73.5 27,580 32.7 $19,720 60.3
Bachelor degree 21,200 9.9 17,445 82.3 7,400 34.9 $23,913 73.1
Advanced degree 1,680 0.8 1,265 75.5 455 27.0 $22,637 69.2
25 to 34 years 547,135 100.0 411,325 75.2 304,795 55.7 $26,709 81.6
Not a high school graduate 67,940 12.4 34,235 50.4 21,025 30.9 $19,588 59.9
High school graduate 183,425 33.5 133,375 72.7 98,690 53.8 $23,627 72.2
Some college 162,300 29.7 130,395 80.3 96,930 59.7 $26,578 81.2
Bachelor degree 85,060 15.5 74,270 87.3 58,900 69.2 $32,251 98.6
Advanced degree 31,240 5.7 27,915 89.3 21,340 68.3 $35,153 107.4
35 to 44 years 634,145 100.0 481,090 75.9 372,125 58.7 $30,878 94.4
Not a high school graduate 90,530 14.3 45,985 50.8 31,655 35.0 $20,723 63.3
High school graduate 236,035 37.2 178,390 75.6 137,200 58.1 $26,834 82.0
Some college 171,795 27.1 140,870 82.0 109,510 63.7 $31,446 96.1
Bachelor degree 72,535 11.4 62,950 86.8 51,150 70.5 $43,902 134.2
Advanced degree 43,600 6.9 39,920 91.6 32,620 74.8 $43,191 132.0
45 to 54 years 549,725 100.0 392,565 71.4 309,355 56.3 $33,280 101.7
Not a high school graduate 91,700 16.7 38,440 41.9 27,655 30.2 $22,113 67.6
High school graduate 192,145 35.0 135,415 70.5 104,695 54.5 $27,830 85.1
Some college 137,495 25.0 110,060 80.0 88,570 64.4 $34,295 104.8
Bachelor degree 57,020 10.4 49,215 86.3 40,340 70.7 $46,616 142.5
Advanced degree 55,755 10.1 49,985 89.7 40,880 73.3 $46,284 141.5
55 to 64 years 369,625 100.0 176,520 47.8 128,870 34.9 $31,212 95.4
Not a high school graduate 108,015 29.2 30,935 28.6 21,180 19.6 $23,198 70.9
High school graduate 127,610 34.5 63,640 49.9 46,200 36.2 $27,357 83.6
Some college 69,295 18.7 41,075 59.3 31,230 45.1 $33,482 102.3
Bachelor degree 25,230 6.8 16,225 64.3 12,290 48.7 $47,466 145.1
Advanced degree 28,110 7.6 19,930 70.9 14,470 51.5 $48,168 147.2
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 270,725 100.0 46,385 17.1 17,575 6.5 $21,083 64.4
Not a high school graduate 111,505 41.2 12,165 10.9 4,355 3.9 $16,129 49.3
High school graduate 80,925 29.9 14,880 18.4 5,420 6.7 $17,450 53.3
Some college 40,080 14.8 9,040 22.6 3,710 9.3 $24,146 73.8
Bachelor degree 16,195 6.0 4,210 26.0 1,635 10.1 $35,486 108.5
Advanced degree 13,070 4.8 4,680 35.8 1,950 14.9 $49,028 149.9
