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: MALES
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 508,155 100.0 361,855 71.2 286,110 56.3 $31,747 97.0
Not a high school graduate 86,170 17.0 37,925 44.0 25,975 30.1 $23,940 73.2
High school graduate 209,835 41.3 151,915 72.4 120,180 57.3 $28,628 87.5
Some college 114,080 22.4 89,400 78.4 70,445 61.8 $32,678 99.9
Bachelor degree 51,940 10.2 45,265 87.1 38,440 74.0 $41,372 126.5
Advanced degree 30,775 6.1 27,790 90.3 23,670 76.9 $52,077 159.2
21 to 24 years 45,810 100.0 31,260 68.2 16,975 37.1 $17,484 53.4
Not a high school graduate 5,710 12.5 3,045 53.3 1,595 28.0 $15,768 48.2
High school graduate 18,065 39.4 13,540 75.0 8,785 48.6 $17,355 53.0
Some college 16,830 36.7 10,915 64.8 4,980 29.6 $18,502 56.6
Bachelor degree 3,555 7.8 2,680 75.5 1,020 28.7 $20,794 63.6
Advanced degree 235 0.5 190 82.1 75 32.5 $14,643 44.8
25 to 34 years 109,710 100.0 87,680 79.9 67,830 61.8 $26,415 80.7
Not a high school graduate 14,205 12.9 7,815 55.0 4,735 33.3 $19,804 60.5
High school graduate 46,585 42.5 37,455 80.4 28,880 62.0 $23,775 72.7
Some college 25,955 23.7 22,300 85.9 17,700 68.2 $27,072 82.7
Bachelor degree 14,570 13.3 13,275 91.1 11,185 76.8 $33,545 102.5
Advanced degree 4,545 4.1 4,175 91.9 3,325 73.1 $40,779 124.6
35 to 44 years 130,985 100.0 102,650 78.4 83,865 64.0 $32,835 100.4
Not a high school graduate 20,655 15.8 10,835 52.5 7,505 36.3 $24,336 74.4
High school graduate 59,005 45.0 46,675 79.1 37,475 63.5 $30,319 92.7
Some college 26,315 20.1 22,710 86.3 19,045 72.4 $35,356 108.1
Bachelor degree 12,855 9.8 11,995 93.3 10,770 83.8 $46,247 141.4
Advanced degree 7,825 6.0 7,440 95.1 6,655 85.1 $54,081 165.3
45 to 54 years 132,680 100.0 97,675 73.6 82,410 62.1 $38,854 118.8
Not a high school graduate 21,600 16.3 9,545 44.2 6,985 32.3 $26,342 80.5
High school graduate 51,465 38.8 37,585 73.0 31,070 60.4 $34,926 106.8
Some college 30,465 23.0 24,920 81.8 21,620 71.0 $40,305 123.2
Bachelor degree 14,340 10.8 12,860 89.7 11,790 82.2 $47,265 144.5
Advanced degree 11,510 8.7 10,780 93.7 9,385 81.6 $53,459 163.4
55 to 64 years 88,970 100.0 42,590 47.9 35,035 39.4 $37,645 115.1
Not a high school graduate 24,000 27.0 6,685 27.9 5,150 21.5 $26,989 82.5
High school graduate 34,715 39.0 16,660 48.0 13,970 40.2 $35,229 107.7
Some college 14,515 16.3 8,555 58.9 7,100 48.9 $40,003 122.3
Bachelor degree 6,625 7.4 4,455 67.2 3,675 55.5 $52,199 159.5
Advanced degree 6,665 7.5 5,200 78.0 4,230 63.5 $58,552 179.0
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 66,130 100.0 9,785 14.8 4,275 6.5 $26,220 80.1
Not a high school graduate 24,805 37.5 2,130 8.6 810 3.3 $18,553 56.7
High school graduate 22,390 33.9 3,160 14.1 1,330 5.9 $21,303 65.1
Some college 9,155 13.8 1,895 20.7 835 9.1 $28,221 86.3
Bachelor degree 4,145 6.3 1,105 26.7 570 13.8 $33,500 102.4
Advanced degree 3,570 5.4 1,280 35.9 650 18.2 $52,708 161.1
