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)
COLORADO: 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 1,266,990 100.0 909,620 71.8 580,615 45.8 $29,968 91.6
Not a high school graduate 99,760 7.9 44,385 44.5 24,775 24.8 $17,914 54.8
High school graduate 281,450 22.2 187,870 66.8 121,695 43.2 $24,266 74.2
Some college 439,990 34.7 330,150 75.0 209,345 47.6 $28,262 86.4
Bachelor degree 291,835 23.0 229,180 78.5 146,190 50.1 $35,570 108.7
Advanced degree 122,960 9.7 100,470 81.7 67,745 55.1 $43,331 132.4
21 to 24 years 112,650 100.0 80,245 71.2 36,220 32.2 $20,479 62.6
Not a high school graduate 12,580 11.2 5,550 44.1 2,635 20.9 $15,646 47.8
High school graduate 26,280 23.3 17,620 67.0 9,810 37.3 $18,905 57.8
Some college 48,475 43.0 36,565 75.4 15,495 32.0 $20,603 63.0
Bachelor degree 20,530 18.2 17,610 85.8 7,060 34.4 $24,618 75.2
Advanced degree 1,300 1.2 990 76.1 265 20.2 $26,942 82.3
25 to 34 years 312,730 100.0 229,790 73.5 149,665 47.9 $28,287 86.5
Not a high school graduate 27,065 8.7 11,900 44.0 6,315 23.3 $16,786 51.3
High school graduate 58,790 18.8 39,355 66.9 24,380 41.5 $23,198 70.9
Some college 102,065 32.6 77,770 76.2 50,195 49.2 $26,507 81.0
Bachelor degree 90,440 28.9 74,455 82.3 51,450 56.9 $32,152 98.3
Advanced degree 26,435 8.5 22,120 83.7 14,770 55.9 $36,071 110.3
35 to 44 years 366,675 100.0 275,130 75.0 177,985 48.5 $31,347 95.8
Not a high school graduate 24,775 6.8 12,935 52.2 7,650 30.9 $19,002 58.1
High school graduate 81,990 22.4 59,995 73.2 39,870 48.6 $25,291 77.3
Some college 127,540 34.8 99,650 78.1 64,535 50.6 $30,336 92.7
Bachelor degree 87,920 24.0 67,385 76.6 42,525 48.4 $40,155 122.7
Advanced degree 35,740 9.7 29,695 83.1 19,930 55.8 $45,833 140.1
45 to 54 years 304,090 100.0 231,960 76.3 159,290 52.4 $32,101 98.1
Not a high school graduate 17,715 5.8 8,430 47.6 5,145 29.0 $18,934 57.9
High school graduate 64,785 21.3 46,330 71.5 32,200 49.7 $25,818 78.9
Some college 108,505 35.7 84,865 78.2 58,915 54.3 $30,684 93.8
Bachelor degree 65,855 21.7 53,145 80.7 35,300 53.6 $38,344 117.2
Advanced degree 41,190 13.5 35,480 86.1 25,185 61.1 $46,875 143.3
55 to 64 years 170,840 100.0 92,495 54.1 57,460 33.6 $30,150 92.2
Not a high school graduate 17,625 10.3 5,570 31.6 3,030 17.2 $19,422 59.4
High school graduate 49,600 29.0 24,575 49.5 15,430 31.1 $25,505 78.0
Some college 53,405 31.3 31,295 58.6 20,200 37.8 $30,092 92.0
Bachelor degree 27,095 15.9 16,585 61.2 9,860 36.4 $36,640 112.0
Advanced degree 18,295 10.7 12,185 66.6 7,595 41.5 $44,031 134.6
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 120,970 100.0 20,720 17.1 6,815 5.6 $23,627 72.2
Not a high school graduate 20,290 16.8 1,990 9.8 620 3.1 $17,556 53.7
High school graduate 41,765 34.5 6,435 15.4 2,025 4.8 $20,328 62.1
Some college 32,315 26.7 6,805 21.1 2,255 7.0 $27,406 83.8
Bachelor degree 13,955 11.5 2,860 20.5 930 6.6 $25,290 77.3
Advanced degree 7,790 6.4 1,980 25.4 730 9.4 $35,795 109.4
