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)
INDIANA: BOTH SEXES
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 3,427,925 100.0 2,631,545 76.8 1,994,045 58.2 $31,877 97.4
Not a high school graduate 375,950 11.0 212,965 56.6 146,585 39.0 $24,256 74.1
High school graduate 1,235,930 36.1 926,255 74.9 713,085 57.7 $28,445 86.9
Some college 1,009,965 29.5 814,615 80.7 605,960 60.0 $31,673 96.8
Bachelor degree 468,850 13.7 401,630 85.7 313,580 66.9 $41,169 125.8
Advanced degree 241,735 7.1 213,030 88.1 168,245 69.6 $50,564 154.5
21 to 24 years 328,075 100.0 241,880 73.7 128,540 39.2 $21,134 64.6
Not a high school graduate 39,660 12.1 24,305 61.3 12,800 32.3 $18,535 56.7
High school graduate 101,205 30.8 76,450 75.5 50,175 49.6 $21,016 64.2
Some college 136,340 41.6 101,370 74.4 47,345 34.7 $21,041 64.3
Bachelor degree 38,105 11.6 31,045 81.5 13,320 35.0 $25,489 77.9
Advanced degree 2,245 0.7 1,725 76.8 650 28.9 $26,080 79.7
25 to 34 years 812,625 100.0 646,750 79.6 492,290 60.6 $29,766 91.0
Not a high school graduate 80,505 9.9 49,325 61.3 32,350 40.2 $22,394 68.4
High school graduate 262,600 32.3 203,210 77.4 155,025 59.0 $26,536 81.1
Some college 252,940 31.1 209,855 83.0 160,035 63.3 $29,083 88.9
Bachelor degree 151,230 18.6 131,740 87.1 106,875 70.7 $35,974 110.0
Advanced degree 41,675 5.1 36,720 88.1 26,415 63.4 $40,156 122.7
35 to 44 years 954,715 100.0 782,525 82.0 615,210 64.4 $34,143 104.4
Not a high school graduate 88,855 9.3 55,855 62.9 39,610 44.6 $24,941 76.2
High school graduate 358,665 37.6 291,715 81.3 230,810 64.4 $30,027 91.8
Some college 278,915 29.2 237,205 85.0 186,595 66.9 $34,535 105.6
Bachelor degree 138,350 14.5 120,755 87.3 97,370 70.4 $46,411 141.9
Advanced degree 64,335 6.7 58,675 91.2 46,955 73.0 $51,104 156.2
45 to 54 years 807,955 100.0 649,045 80.3 524,185 64.9 $37,209 113.7
Not a high school graduate 77,265 9.6 44,985 58.2 33,945 43.9 $26,184 80.0
High school graduate 297,290 36.8 231,305 77.8 185,245 62.3 $31,085 95.0
Some college 227,190 28.1 190,335 83.8 154,695 68.1 $37,125 113.5
Bachelor degree 101,065 12.5 89,265 88.3 73,555 72.8 $48,226 147.4
Advanced degree 85,595 10.6 79,550 92.9 66,015 77.1 $51,555 157.6
55 to 64 years 524,560 100.0 311,345 59.4 233,825 44.6 $34,961 106.9
Not a high school graduate 89,670 17.1 38,495 42.9 27,885 31.1 $26,392 80.7
High school graduate 216,170 41.2 123,575 57.2 91,830 42.5 $30,437 93.0
Some college 114,575 21.8 75,845 66.2 57,290 50.0 $35,599 108.8
Bachelor degree 40,105 7.6 28,825 71.9 22,460 56.0 $48,615 148.6
Advanced degree 47,880 9.1 36,360 75.9 28,215 58.9 $51,626 157.8
ADDENDUM
65 to 74 years 390,735 100.0 81,015 20.7 28,590 7.3 $24,814 75.8
Not a high school graduate 106,095 27.2 15,365 14.5 4,700 4.4 $20,614 63.0
High school graduate 159,350 40.8 32,755 20.6 11,235 7.0 $21,690 66.3
Some college 64,485 16.5 16,240 25.2 5,885 9.1 $26,540 81.1
Bachelor degree 23,240 5.9 6,600 28.4 2,760 11.9 $36,536 111.7
Advanced degree 23,575 6.0 7,475 31.7 3,220 13.7 $51,680 158.0
