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)
WEST VIRGINIA: 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 1,034,765 100.0 665,965 64.4 481,930 46.6 $27,382 83.7
Not a high school graduate 160,010 15.5 56,960 35.6 36,055 22.5 $20,856 63.7
High school graduate 422,865 40.9 265,550 62.8 190,260 45.0 $23,531 71.9
Some college 256,500 24.8 186,970 72.9 134,020 52.3 $27,051 82.7
Bachelor degree 103,285 10.0 85,260 82.5 66,330 64.2 $34,862 106.6
Advanced degree 62,930 6.1 55,460 88.1 44,340 70.5 $41,485 126.8
21 to 24 years 92,520 100.0 59,035 63.8 28,635 30.9 $16,351 50.0
Not a high school graduate 10,615 11.5 4,595 43.3 2,050 19.3 $14,856 45.4
High school graduate 33,725 36.5 21,980 65.2 13,160 39.0 $16,060 49.1
Some college 36,330 39.3 23,825 65.6 9,880 27.2 $16,440 50.2
Bachelor degree 8,505 9.2 6,495 76.4 2,615 30.8 $19,370 59.2
Advanced degree 840 0.9 650 77.3 230 27.2 $19,438 59.4
25 to 34 years 222,250 100.0 157,560 70.9 111,990 50.4 $23,911 73.1
Not a high school graduate 26,065 11.7 11,540 44.3 6,560 25.2 $17,414 53.2
High school graduate 88,625 39.9 60,825 68.6 42,315 47.7 $21,021 64.3
Some college 60,865 27.4 46,555 76.5 33,300 54.7 $23,164 70.8
Bachelor degree 29,760 13.4 25,490 85.7 20,095 67.5 $30,789 94.1
Advanced degree 10,220 4.6 9,220 90.2 6,915 67.6 $34,984 106.9
35 to 44 years 269,000 100.0 191,880 71.3 143,540 53.4 $28,823 88.1
Not a high school graduate 37,090 13.8 16,120 43.5 10,440 28.2 $21,354 65.3
High school graduate 116,625 43.4 82,050 70.4 59,910 51.4 $24,788 75.8
Some college 64,425 23.9 50,970 79.1 38,815 60.2 $29,462 90.1
Bachelor degree 26,710 9.9 23,040 86.3 18,585 69.6 $37,463 114.5
Advanced degree 16,200 6.0 14,810 91.4 12,260 75.7 $41,520 126.9
45 to 54 years 267,495 100.0 180,115 67.3 140,535 52.5 $32,098 98.1
Not a high school graduate 39,555 14.8 14,280 36.1 9,900 25.0 $22,377 68.4
High school graduate 107,625 40.2 68,995 64.1 51,605 47.9 $26,816 82.0
Some college 63,405 23.7 48,465 76.4 38,970 61.5 $32,423 99.1
Bachelor degree 26,535 9.9 22,855 86.1 19,255 72.6 $37,998 116.1
Advanced degree 23,825 8.9 22,060 92.6 18,330 76.9 $41,846 127.9
55 to 64 years 183,500 100.0 77,375 42.2 57,235 31.2 $31,072 95.0
Not a high school graduate 46,685 25.4 10,430 22.3 7,105 15.2 $23,650 72.3
High school graduate 76,270 41.6 31,700 41.6 23,270 30.5 $26,676 81.5
Some college 31,480 17.2 17,155 54.5 13,055 41.5 $30,851 94.3
Bachelor degree 11,770 6.4 7,375 62.6 5,780 49.1 $40,968 125.2
Advanced degree 11,850 6.5 8,720 73.6 6,610 55.8 $47,790 146.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 147,105 100.0 17,650 12.0 6,940 4.7 $22,245 68.0
Not a high school graduate 52,650 35.8 3,590 6.8 1,210 2.3 $17,069 52.2
High school graduate 54,980 37.4 6,490 11.8 2,570 4.7 $19,004 58.1
Some college 20,445 13.9 3,580 17.5 1,395 6.8 $26,124 79.8
Bachelor degree 7,460 5.1 1,595 21.4 705 9.5 $30,492 93.2
Advanced degree 6,295 4.3 1,895 30.1 875 13.9 $45,592 139.4
