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: 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 1,278,700 100.0 1,083,255 84.7 858,675 67.2 $39,835 121.8
Not a high school graduate 122,765 9.6 82,040 66.8 55,635 45.3 $23,878 73.0
High school graduate 280,610 21.9 230,195 82.0 183,055 65.2 $32,081 98.1
Some college 405,130 31.7 349,775 86.3 277,330 68.5 $37,109 113.4
Bachelor degree 285,415 22.3 259,665 91.0 211,925 74.3 $50,563 154.5
Advanced degree 148,335 11.6 134,500 90.7 110,895 74.8 $64,064 195.8
21 to 24 years 119,785 100.0 94,905 79.2 51,945 43.4 $22,033 67.3
Not a high school graduate 18,665 15.6 13,650 73.1 7,735 41.4 $18,456 56.4
High school graduate 33,560 28.0 27,260 81.2 17,815 53.1 $21,799 66.6
Some college 47,240 39.4 36,945 78.2 18,280 38.7 $22,987 70.3
Bachelor degree 14,355 12.0 12,580 87.6 5,560 38.7 $27,977 85.5
Advanced degree 895 0.7 710 79.3 345 38.6 $26,619 81.4
25 to 34 years 330,560 100.0 290,215 87.8 225,250 68.1 $33,291 101.8
Not a high school graduate 37,310 11.3 26,745 71.7 18,050 48.4 $22,679 69.3
High school graduate 69,440 21.0 59,260 85.3 45,595 65.7 $29,107 89.0
Some college 101,820 30.8 92,005 90.4 72,750 71.4 $32,003 97.8
Bachelor degree 86,470 26.2 80,775 93.4 64,910 75.1 $41,105 125.6
Advanced degree 24,620 7.4 22,810 92.6 17,930 72.8 $48,593 148.5
35 to 44 years 361,135 100.0 320,955 88.9 268,920 74.5 $42,441 129.7
Not a high school graduate 31,395 8.7 21,560 68.7 15,235 48.5 $26,676 81.5
High school graduate 85,135 23.6 73,665 86.5 61,455 72.2 $35,822 109.5
Some college 111,380 30.8 101,130 90.8 85,905 77.1 $40,716 124.4
Bachelor degree 80,435 22.3 76,125 94.6 65,470 81.4 $56,890 173.9
Advanced degree 42,550 11.8 40,680 95.6 34,705 81.6 $67,593 206.6
45 to 54 years 302,410 100.0 263,685 87.2 223,125 73.8 $47,153 144.1
Not a high school graduate 19,300 6.4 12,155 63.0 8,745 45.3 $26,905 82.2
High school graduate 55,210 18.3 45,795 83.0 38,400 69.6 $37,252 113.9
Some college 99,510 32.9 87,760 88.2 74,815 75.2 $41,893 128.0
Bachelor degree 72,515 24.0 66,675 91.9 57,530 79.3 $58,490 178.8
Advanced degree 49,670 16.4 46,730 94.1 40,025 80.6 $69,276 211.7
55 to 64 years 164,810 100.0 113,500 68.9 89,440 54.3 $44,052 134.6
Not a high school graduate 16,095 9.8 7,930 49.3 5,870 36.5 $28,092 85.9
High school graduate 37,265 22.6 24,215 65.0 19,790 53.1 $36,314 111.0
Some college 45,180 27.4 31,940 70.7 25,580 56.6 $41,742 127.6
Bachelor degree 31,635 19.2 23,500 74.3 18,455 58.3 $55,829 170.6
Advanced degree 30,595 18.6 23,570 77.0 17,895 58.5 $65,860 201.3
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 103,790 100.0 28,870 27.8 12,065 11.6 $27,463 83.9
Not a high school graduate 17,645 17.0 3,350 19.0 1,340 7.6 $19,136 58.5
High school graduate 26,770 25.8 6,560 24.5 2,670 10.0 $23,119 70.7
Some college 23,845 23.0 6,750 28.3 3,035 12.7 $22,399 68.5
Bachelor degree 17,715 17.1 5,920 33.4 2,395 13.5 $37,323 114.1
Advanced degree 14,805 14.3 5,555 37.5 2,310 15.6 $54,917 167.9
