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)
TEXAS: 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 5,904,800 100.0 3,746,215 63.4 2,549,775 43.2 $26,941 82.3
Not a high school graduate 1,011,365 17.1 385,980 38.2 209,460 20.7 $14,942 45.7
High school graduate 1,493,655 25.3 910,235 60.9 619,515 41.5 $21,306 65.1
Some college 1,850,700 31.3 1,310,900 70.8 896,665 48.5 $26,529 81.1
Bachelor degree 962,770 16.3 732,725 76.1 537,495 55.8 $35,886 109.7
Advanced degree 376,855 6.4 302,540 80.3 220,485 58.5 $42,374 129.5
21 to 24 years 577,670 100.0 351,620 60.9 164,790 28.5 $18,215 55.7
Not a high school graduate 98,820 17.1 35,190 35.6 15,255 15.4 $12,809 39.2
High school graduate 150,025 26.0 88,370 58.9 48,655 32.4 $16,534 50.5
Some college 229,340 39.7 157,855 68.8 69,140 30.1 $18,755 57.3
Bachelor degree 67,040 11.6 53,775 80.2 23,535 35.1 $26,931 82.3
Advanced degree 5,590 1.0 3,720 66.6 1,515 27.1 $27,171 83.0
25 to 34 years 1,521,215 100.0 979,905 64.4 669,115 44.0 $25,809 78.9
Not a high school graduate 252,980 16.6 94,680 37.4 49,975 19.8 $14,697 44.9
High school graduate 354,185 23.3 213,785 60.4 141,735 40.0 $19,933 60.9
Some college 471,860 31.0 339,455 71.9 232,425 49.3 $24,646 75.3
Bachelor degree 297,525 19.6 234,505 78.8 179,685 60.4 $32,196 98.4
Advanced degree 86,570 5.7 69,680 80.5 47,940 55.4 $37,500 114.6
35 to 44 years 1,676,500 100.0 1,136,135 67.8 802,195 47.8 $28,405 86.8
Not a high school graduate 264,235 15.8 115,985 43.9 66,400 25.1 $15,054 46.0
High school graduate 419,430 25.0 281,025 67.0 199,145 47.5 $22,135 67.7
Some college 527,670 31.5 392,430 74.4 282,590 53.6 $28,406 86.8
Bachelor degree 299,385 17.9 226,800 75.8 167,870 56.1 $38,009 116.2
Advanced degree 109,480 6.5 88,935 81.2 65,430 59.8 $43,433 132.8
45 to 54 years 1,310,755 100.0 892,260 68.1 652,190 49.8 $30,450 93.1
Not a high school graduate 208,425 15.9 86,195 41.4 49,300 23.7 $15,214 46.5
High school graduate 330,595 25.2 216,045 65.4 155,920 47.2 $22,958 70.2
Some college 403,930 30.8 301,130 74.6 225,870 55.9 $30,067 91.9
Bachelor degree 210,755 16.1 166,690 79.1 129,250 61.3 $39,076 119.4
Advanced degree 118,210 9.0 101,190 85.6 77,405 65.5 $44,567 136.2
55 to 64 years 818,660 100.0 386,295 47.2 261,480 31.9 $27,349 83.6
Not a high school graduate 186,910 22.8 53,930 28.9 28,530 15.3 $15,694 48.0
High school graduate 239,415 29.2 111,010 46.4 74,060 30.9 $22,447 68.6
Some college 217,900 26.6 120,030 55.1 86,640 39.8 $28,594 87.4
Bachelor degree 88,070 10.8 50,960 57.9 37,160 42.2 $38,255 116.9
Advanced degree 57,005 7.0 39,015 68.4 28,200 49.5 $44,195 135.1
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 618,490 100.0 93,590 15.1 36,725 5.9 $21,732 66.4
Not a high school graduate 191,640 31.0 18,215 9.5 5,680 3.0 $13,839 42.3
High school graduate 189,405 30.6 28,555 15.1 11,010 5.8 $19,402 59.3
Some college 133,515 21.6 26,320 19.7 10,855 8.1 $24,024 73.4
Bachelor degree 49,175 8.0 9,745 19.8 4,420 9.0 $32,033 97.9
Advanced degree 28,685 4.6 7,335 25.6 3,545 12.4 $39,460 120.6
