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: 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 1,126,205 100.0 860,540 76.4 695,735 61.8 $33,487 102.4
Not a high school graduate 208,165 18.5 108,020 51.9 75,710 36.4 $23,619 72.2
High school graduate 398,375 35.4 309,575 77.7 253,820 63.7 $30,408 92.9
Some college 274,765 24.4 229,795 83.6 187,205 68.1 $35,577 108.7
Bachelor degree 131,145 11.6 118,400 90.3 100,865 76.9 $46,523 142.2
Advanced degree 75,420 6.7 68,295 90.6 57,455 76.2 $55,859 170.7
21 to 24 years 104,485 100.0 78,485 75.1 44,415 42.5 $20,861 63.8
Not a high school graduate 14,995 14.4 9,490 63.3 4,750 31.7 $16,710 51.1
High school graduate 38,655 37.0 30,380 78.6 20,195 52.2 $20,951 64.0
Some college 37,045 35.5 28,195 76.1 14,340 38.7 $21,512 65.8
Bachelor degree 8,615 8.2 6,935 80.5 2,995 34.8 $25,134 76.8
Advanced degree 655 0.6 505 77.4 195 29.8 $21,771 66.5
25 to 34 years 267,220 100.0 223,545 83.7 179,515 67.2 $30,088 92.0
Not a high school graduate 36,965 13.8 23,260 62.9 15,290 41.4 $21,403 65.4
High school graduate 96,835 36.2 80,235 82.9 64,900 67.0 $26,847 82.1
Some college 70,685 26.5 63,215 89.4 52,270 73.9 $30,895 94.4
Bachelor degree 39,455 14.8 36,905 93.5 31,450 79.7 $37,238 113.8
Advanced degree 13,595 5.1 12,625 92.8 10,055 74.0 $41,369 126.4
35 to 44 years 308,465 100.0 254,260 82.4 215,575 69.9 $35,945 109.9
Not a high school graduate 52,055 16.9 31,165 59.9 22,655 43.5 $23,525 71.9
High school graduate 118,915 38.6 98,670 83.0 83,335 70.1 $31,737 97.0
Some college 70,880 23.0 63,340 89.4 55,630 78.5 $38,748 118.4
Bachelor degree 35,765 11.6 33,910 94.8 30,640 85.7 $51,890 158.6
Advanced degree 20,170 6.5 19,270 95.5 16,915 83.9 $58,594 179.1
45 to 54 years 268,395 100.0 207,340 77.3 177,935 66.3 $40,235 123.0
Not a high school graduate 49,355 18.4 24,775 50.2 18,575 37.6 $26,173 80.0
High school graduate 88,055 32.8 68,465 77.8 58,815 66.8 $35,061 107.2
Some college 64,140 23.9 54,100 84.3 47,640 74.3 $41,453 126.7
Bachelor degree 32,675 12.2 30,125 92.2 27,105 82.9 $53,731 164.2
Advanced degree 25,795 9.6 24,175 93.7 21,115 81.8 $60,466 184.8
55 to 64 years 177,635 100.0 96,910 54.6 78,295 44.1 $37,981 116.1
Not a high school graduate 54,790 30.8 19,330 35.3 14,440 26.4 $26,671 81.5
High school graduate 55,915 31.5 31,820 56.9 26,570 47.5 $35,299 107.9
Some college 32,015 18.0 20,940 65.4 17,330 54.1 $41,375 126.5
Bachelor degree 14,630 8.2 10,530 72.0 8,670 59.2 $55,750 170.4
Advanced degree 15,205 8.6 11,725 77.1 9,180 60.4 $60,824 185.9
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 121,360 100.0 26,500 21.8 11,075 9.1 $23,893 73.0
Not a high school graduate 51,695 42.6 7,325 14.2 2,820 5.5 $16,976 51.9
High school graduate 31,375 25.9 7,570 24.1 3,200 10.2 $18,313 56.0
Some college 17,670 14.6 4,745 26.9 2,025 11.5 $29,592 90.4
Bachelor degree 9,230 7.6 2,855 30.9 1,265 13.7 $42,685 130.5
Advanced degree 7,745 6.4 3,245 41.9 1,435 18.5 $57,639 176.2
