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: 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 1,189,205 100.0 750,840 63.1 495,605 41.7 $24,172 73.9
Not a high school graduate 177,790 15.0 55,500 31.2 32,285 18.2 $16,023 49.0
High school graduate 412,635 34.7 251,695 61.0 164,405 39.8 $20,507 62.7
Some college 350,410 29.5 254,565 72.6 166,610 47.5 $24,571 75.1
Bachelor degree 129,900 10.9 101,710 78.3 69,215 53.3 $31,332 95.8
Advanced degree 84,965 7.1 70,725 83.2 52,305 61.6 $37,319 114.1
21 to 24 years 110,295 100.0 71,395 64.7 31,785 28.8 $17,221 52.6
Not a high school graduate 12,765 11.6 4,440 34.8 1,730 13.6 $13,973 42.7
High school graduate 33,140 30.0 20,070 60.6 11,245 33.9 $15,982 48.9
Some college 47,250 42.8 33,765 71.5 13,240 28.0 $17,459 53.4
Bachelor degree 12,585 11.4 10,515 83.5 4,405 35.0 $23,259 71.1
Advanced degree 1,025 0.9 760 74.3 260 25.2 $22,813 69.7
25 to 34 years 279,915 100.0 187,780 67.1 125,280 44.8 $23,059 70.5
Not a high school graduate 30,975 11.1 10,975 35.4 5,735 18.5 $15,228 46.5
High school graduate 86,585 30.9 53,140 61.4 33,785 39.0 $19,005 58.1
Some college 91,615 32.7 67,180 73.3 44,665 48.7 $22,209 67.9
Bachelor degree 45,605 16.3 37,370 81.9 27,445 60.2 $28,518 87.2
Advanced degree 17,645 6.3 15,290 86.6 11,285 64.0 $31,762 97.1
35 to 44 years 325,675 100.0 226,830 69.6 156,545 48.1 $25,366 77.5
Not a high school graduate 38,475 11.8 14,820 38.5 9,000 23.4 $15,740 48.1
High school graduate 117,120 36.0 79,720 68.1 53,865 46.0 $21,170 64.7
Some college 100,915 31.0 77,530 76.8 53,880 53.4 $25,931 79.3
Bachelor degree 36,770 11.3 29,040 79.0 20,510 55.8 $36,035 110.1
Advanced degree 23,430 7.2 20,650 88.1 15,705 67.0 $37,437 114.4
45 to 54 years 281,325 100.0 185,220 65.8 131,415 46.7 $26,567 81.2
Not a high school graduate 42,345 15.1 13,660 32.3 9,080 21.4 $16,602 50.7
High school graduate 104,095 37.0 66,950 64.3 45,875 44.1 $21,552 65.9
Some college 73,350 26.1 55,955 76.3 40,930 55.8 $27,525 84.1
Bachelor degree 24,340 8.7 19,090 78.4 13,235 54.4 $36,260 110.8
Advanced degree 29,960 10.6 25,815 86.2 19,765 66.0 $40,380 123.4
55 to 64 years 191,990 100.0 79,610 41.5 50,575 26.3 $23,949 73.2
Not a high school graduate 53,225 27.7 11,605 21.8 6,740 12.7 $16,988 51.9
High school graduate 71,695 37.3 31,815 44.4 19,635 27.4 $21,289 65.1
Some college 37,280 19.4 20,135 54.0 13,900 37.3 $26,678 81.5
Bachelor degree 10,595 5.5 5,695 53.7 3,620 34.2 $35,699 109.1
Advanced degree 12,905 6.7 8,205 63.6 5,295 41.0 $39,102 119.5
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 149,365 100.0 19,890 13.3 6,500 4.4 $18,322 56.0
Not a high school graduate 59,810 40.0 4,835 8.1 1,530 2.6 $15,137 46.3
High school graduate 49,550 33.2 7,310 14.8 2,215 4.5 $16,709 51.1
Some college 22,415 15.0 4,295 19.2 1,685 7.5 $21,856 66.8
Bachelor degree 6,965 4.7 1,355 19.5 370 5.3 $25,323 77.4
Advanced degree 5,325 3.6 1,435 26.9 515 9.7 $33,654 102.9
