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: 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 526,610 100.0 304,115 57.7 195,820 37.2 $21,975 67.2
Not a high school graduate 73,840 14.0 19,035 25.8 10,080 13.7 $14,188 43.4
High school graduate 213,030 40.5 113,635 53.3 70,080 32.9 $17,764 54.3
Some college 142,420 27.0 97,570 68.5 63,575 44.6 $22,261 68.0
Bachelor degree 51,345 9.8 39,995 77.9 27,895 54.3 $30,329 92.7
Advanced degree 32,155 6.1 27,670 86.1 20,670 64.3 $37,175 113.6
21 to 24 years 46,710 100.0 27,775 59.5 11,655 25.0 $15,049 46.0
Not a high school graduate 4,905 10.5 1,550 31.6 455 9.2 $11,075 33.9
High school graduate 15,660 33.5 8,440 53.9 4,375 27.9 $13,967 42.7
Some college 19,500 41.7 12,910 66.2 4,900 25.1 $15,280 46.7
Bachelor degree 4,950 10.6 3,815 77.1 1,595 32.3 $18,623 56.9
Advanced degree 605 1.3 460 75.5 155 25.2 $21,779 66.6
25 to 34 years 112,540 100.0 69,880 62.1 44,160 39.2 $20,594 62.9
Not a high school graduate 11,860 10.5 3,725 31.4 1,825 15.4 $12,805 39.1
High school graduate 42,040 37.4 23,365 55.6 13,440 32.0 $16,060 49.1
Some college 34,910 31.0 24,255 69.5 15,605 44.7 $20,366 62.2
Bachelor degree 15,190 13.5 12,220 80.4 8,910 58.7 $27,378 83.7
Advanced degree 5,675 5.0 5,045 88.9 3,590 63.3 $31,750 97.0
35 to 44 years 138,010 100.0 89,230 64.7 59,675 43.2 $22,722 69.5
Not a high school graduate 16,435 11.9 5,280 32.1 2,935 17.9 $13,945 42.6
High school graduate 57,620 41.8 35,380 61.4 22,435 38.9 $18,008 55.0
Some college 38,110 27.6 28,260 74.1 19,765 51.9 $24,355 74.4
Bachelor degree 13,860 10.0 11,045 79.7 7,815 56.4 $31,240 95.5
Advanced degree 8,375 6.1 7,365 88.0 5,600 66.9 $36,497 111.6
45 to 54 years 134,815 100.0 82,445 61.2 58,125 43.1 $25,136 76.8
Not a high school graduate 17,955 13.3 4,735 26.4 2,915 16.2 $15,563 47.6
High school graduate 56,160 41.7 31,410 55.9 20,535 36.6 $19,566 59.8
Some college 32,940 24.4 23,545 71.5 17,350 52.7 $25,184 77.0
Bachelor degree 12,195 9.0 10,000 82.0 7,465 61.2 $31,367 95.9
Advanced degree 12,315 9.1 11,280 91.6 8,940 72.6 $38,566 117.9
55 to 64 years 94,530 100.0 34,785 36.8 22,200 23.5 $22,557 68.9
Not a high school graduate 22,685 24.0 3,745 16.5 1,950 8.6 $15,195 46.4
High school graduate 41,550 44.0 15,045 36.2 9,300 22.4 $19,513 59.6
Some college 16,960 17.9 8,600 50.7 5,955 35.1 $23,763 72.6
Bachelor degree 5,145 5.4 2,920 56.7 2,105 40.9 $32,148 98.3
Advanced degree 5,185 5.5 3,525 68.0 2,385 46.0 $38,352 117.2
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 80,980 100.0 7,865 9.7 2,660 3.3 $19,422 59.4
Not a high school graduate 27,845 34.4 1,460 5.2 400 1.4 $14,714 45.0
High school graduate 32,590 40.2 3,330 10.2 1,240 3.8 $17,488 53.5
Some college 11,290 13.9 1,685 14.9 555 4.9 $22,445 68.6
Bachelor degree 3,315 4.1 485 14.7 135 4.1 $26,250 80.2
Advanced degree 2,725 3.4 615 22.6 225 8.2 $33,684 103.0
