Technical information: (202) 606-6378 USDL 97-21 For release 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 606-5902 Friday, January 24, 1997 USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: FOURTH QUARTER 1996 Median weekly earnings of the nation's 91.3 million full-time wage and salary workers were $499 in the fourth quarter of 1996, an increase of 3.1 percent from a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the same period, prices also rose 3.1 percent as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Data on usual earnings are collected as part of the Current Population Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are asked, among other things, how much each wage and salary worker usually earns. (See explanatory note.) Highlights from the fourth-quarter data are: ---Women who usually worked full time had median earnings of $425 per week, 75.2 percent of the $565 median for men. The female-male earnings ratios for blacks (87.7 percent) and for workers of Hispanic origin (86.8 percent) were higher than for whites (74.7 percent). (See table 1.) ---Median earnings for black men working at full-time jobs were $413 per week, 70.5 percent of the median for white men ($586). By contrast, the median for black women ($362) was 82.6 percent of that for their white counterparts ($438). Overall, the median earnings of Hispanics ($342) continue to lag behind the medians for blacks ($390) and whites ($514). (See table 1.) ---Among men, those in the 45-to 54-year-age group had the highest median weekly earnings ($699). They were followed by 55-to 64-year-old men, with median earnings of $648. Earnings for women also were highest among those 45 to 54 years old ($494), followed by the 35-to 44-year-olds ($467). (See table 2.) ---For both men and women, workers in managerial and professional specialty occupations had the highest earnings, $859 for men and $631 for women. Men and women who worked in service and farm occupations earned the least. (See table 3.) ---Workers age 25 and over with less than a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $320 for full-time work, compared with $451 for high school graduates (no college) and $767 for college graduates. Among college graduates with advanced degrees (master's degree or higher), the highest 10 percent of male workers earned $1,922 or more, while the highest 10 percent of their female counterparts made $1,472 or more. (See table 4.) Annual Averages for 1995 and 1996 In addition to the data for the fourth quarter, this release includes 1995 and 1996 annual average weekly earnings for major demographic, occupation, and education groups (tables 6, 7, and 8). Annual average information on median usual earnings for men and women by detailed occupational categories will appear in the January 1997 issue of Employment and Earnings. Explanatory Note The estimates in this release were obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), which provides the basic information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment. The survey is conducted monthly for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Bureau of the Census from a scientifically selected national sample of about 50,000 households, with coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The earnings data are collected from one-quarter of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to wages and salaries. The data, therefore, exclude self-employment income. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-606-STAT; TDD phone: 202-606-5897; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-326-2577. Reliability In any sample survey, variations in the data can occur by chance because a sample, rather than the whole of the population, is surveyed. The standard error is a measure of such potential variation. The chances are about 68 out of 100 that an estimate from the survey differs from a figure that would be obtained from a complete census by less than one standard error. The chances are about 90 out of 100 that such a difference would be less than 1.6 standard errors. All statements of comparisons in the text of this release are significant at 1.6 or more standard errors. For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of the February 1994 and subsequent issues of Employment and Earnings. Definitions The principal definitions used in connection with the earnings series are described briefly below. Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before taxes and other deductions and include any overtime pay, taxes, commissions, or tips usually received (at the main job in the case of multiple jobholders.) Prior to 1994, respondents were asked how much they usually earned per week. Since January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify the easiest way for them to report earnings (hourly, weekly, biweekly, twice monthly, monthly, annually, other) and how much they usually earn in the reported time period. Earnings reported on a basis other than weekly are converted to a weekly equivalent. The term "usual" is as perceived by the respondent. If the respondent asks for a definition of usual, interviewers are instructed to define the term as more than half the weeks worked during the past 4 or 5 months. Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. The median (or upper limit of the second quartile) is the amount which divides a given earnings distribution into two equal groups, one having earnings above the median and the other having earnings below the median. Ten percent of a given distribution have earnings below the upper limit of the first decile (90 percent have higher earnings); 25 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the first quartile (75 percent have higher earnings); 75 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the third quartile (25 percent have higher earnings); and 90 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the ninth decile (10 percent have higher earnings). The estimating procedure places each reported or calculated weekly earnings value into $50-wide intervals which are centered around multiples of $50. The actual value is estimated through the linear interpolation of the interval in which the quantile boundary lies. Over-the-year changes in the medians (and other quantile boundaries) for specific groups may not necessarily be consistent with the movements estimated for the overall quantile boundary. The most common reasons for this possible anomaly are: (1) There could be a change in the relative weights of the subgroups. For example, the medians of both 16-to-24 year olds and those 25 years and over may rise; but if the lower-earning 16-to- 24 group accounts for a greatly increased share of the total, the overall median could actually fall. (2) There could be a large change in the shape of the distribution of reported earnings, particularly near a quantile boundary. This could be caused by survey observations that are clustered at rounded values, e.g., $250, $300, $400. An estimate lying in a $50-wide centered interval containing such a cluster or "spike" tends to change more slowly than one in other intervals. Wage and salary workers. Workers who receive wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payment in kind, or piece rates. The group includes employees in both the private and public sectors but, for the purposes of the earnings series, excludes self-employed persons whose businesses are incorporated. - 2 - Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35 hours or more per week at their sole or principal job. Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer than 35 hours per week at their sole or principal job. Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars to constant (1982) dollars. Hispanic origin. Refers to persons who are of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or of other Hispanic origin or descent. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; hence, they are included in the numbers for the white and black populations. Table 1. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982) dollars IV IV 1995 1996 IV IV IV IV 1995 1996 1995 1996 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 89,603 91,313 $484 $499 $304 $304 Men, 16 years and over................................. 51,173 52,053 548 565 344 344 16 to 24 years....................................... 5,715 5,684 308 313 194 190 25 years and over.................................... 45,457 46,369 590 602 370 366 Women, 16 years and over............................... 38,430 39,260 407 425 256 259 16 to 24 years....................................... 4,045 4,078 285 293 179 179 25 years and over.................................... 34,386 35,182 428 451 269 275 RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX White.................................................. 74,990 76,333 499 514 314 313 Men.................................................. 43,686 44,488 574 586 360 357 Women................................................ 31,305 31,845 416 438 261 267 Black.................................................. 10,814 11,026 397 390 249 237 Men.................................................. 5,318 5,347 433 413 272 251 Women................................................ 5,496 5,679 363 362 228 220 Hispanic origin........................................ 8,891 9,481 325 342 204 208 Men.................................................. 5,610 5,995 350 364 220 222 Women................................................ 3,281 3,485 302 316 190 193 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Table 2. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic origin, and sex, fourth quarter 1996 averages, not seasonally adjusted Total Men Women Age, race, and Hispanic origin Number Number Number of Median of Median of Median workers weekly workers weekly workers weekly (in earnings (in earnings (in earnings thousands) thousands) thousands) TOTAL 16 years and over......................................... 91,313 $499 52,053 $565 39,260 $425 16 to 24 years.......................................... 9,761 305 5,684 313 4,078 293 16 to 19 years........................................ 1,632 247 994 260 639 232 20 to 24 years........................................ 8,129 317 4,690 325 3,439 308 25 years and over....................................... 81,551 527 46,369 602 35,182 451 25 to 54 years........................................ 72,562 528 41,213 598 31,349 455 25 to 34 years...................................... 25,893 465 15,076 500 10,817 416 35 to 44 years...................................... 27,206 569 15,520 645 11,686 467 45 to 54 years...................................... 19,463 597 10,617 699 8,846 494 55 years and over..................................... 8,989 524 5,156 632 3,834 418 55 to 64 years...................................... 7,850 545 4,477 648 3,373 427 65 years and over................................... 1,139 392 678 483 461 343 White 16 years and over......................................... 76,333 514 44,488 586 31,845 438 16 to 24 years.......................................... 8,213 310 4,877 318 3,336 299 25 years and over....................................... 68,119 553 39,610 620 28,509 464 25 to 54 years........................................ 60,359 553 35,089 616 25,270 468 55 years and over..................................... 7,761 551 4,521 655 3,240 427 Black 16 years and over......................................... 11,026 390 5,347 413 5,679 362 16 to 24 years.......................................... 1,157 263 591 270 566 258 25 years and over....................................... 9,869 410 4,756 438 5,112 378 25 to 54 years........................................ 8,952 413 4,319 441 4,633 383 55 years and over..................................... 917 384 437 410 480 351 Hispanic origin 16 years and over......................................... 9,481 342 5,995 364 3,485 316 16 to 24 years.......................................... 1,544 269 1,026 268 518 273 25 years and over....................................... 7,937 374 4,970 398 2,967 327 25 to 54 years........................................ 7,261 375 4,581 397 2,681 329 55 years and over..................................... 675 360 389 400 286 313 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Table 3. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Occupation and sex IV IV IV IV 1995 1996 1995 1996 TOTAL Managerial and professional specialty.................... 26,753 27,314 $706 $729 Executive, administrative, and managerial.............. 13,221 13,220 698 714 Professional specialty................................. 13,532 14,094 713 739 Technical, sales, and administrative support............. 25,752 26,441 427 445 Technicians and related support........................ 3,117 3,293 547 582 Sales occupations...................................... 8,831 9,040 462 474 Administrative support, including clerical............. 13,803 14,108 399 409 Service occupations...................................... 9,445 10,014 305 312 Private household...................................... 310 393 206 217 Protective service..................................... 1,934 1,945 521 544 Service, except private household and protective....... 7,200 7,675 282 292 Precision production, craft, and repair.................. 10,904 11,114 518 542 Mechanics and repairers................................ 3,838 3,933 539 556 Construction trades.................................... 3,540 3,671 509 525 Other precision production, craft, and repair.......... 3,525 3,509 509 540 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..................... 15,252 15,042 388 402 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 7,386 6,986 374 396 Transportation and material moving occupations......... 4,207 4,242 490 488 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 3,660 3,814 327 338 Farming, forestry, and fishing........................... 1,497 1,388 281 303 Men Managerial and professional specialty.................... 13,898 13,991 825 859 Executive, administrative, and managerial.............. 7,343 7,103 835 859 Professional specialty................................. 6,555 6,888 817 859 Technical, sales, and administrative support............. 9,565 10,059 568 564 Technicians and related support........................ 1,597 1,691 631 659 Sales occupations...................................... 4,935 5,031 584 584 Administrative support, including clerical............. 3,033 3,337 493 499 Service occupations...................................... 4,697 4,855 374 372 Private household...................................... 22 30 (1) (1) Protective service..................................... 1,681 1,630 $558 $556 Service, except private household and protective....... 2,994 3,196 309 307 Precision production, craft, and repair.................. 9,990 10,181 531 559 Mechanics and repairers................................ 3,698 3,754 537 558 Construction trades.................................... 3,476 3,612 510 528 Other precision production, craft, and repair.......... 2,816 2,815 558 592 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..................... 11,758 11,762 426 432 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 4,822 4,590 $436 $455 Transportation and material moving occupations......... 3,940 3,960 497 497 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 2,996 3,213 344 346 Farming, forestry, and fishing........................... 1,264 1,205 286 308 Women Managerial and professional specialty.................... 12,855 13,323 604 631 Executive, administrative, and managerial.............. 5,878 6,117 576 599 Professional specialty................................. 6,977 7,206 627 660 Technical, sales, and administrative support............. 16,186 16,383 383 396 Technicians and related support........................ 1,521 1,602 478 508 Sales occupations...................................... 3,896 4,009 337 360 Administrative support, including clerical............. 10,770 10,771 384 391 Service occupations...................................... 4,749 5,158 268 283 Private household...................................... 288 364 199 220 Protective service..................................... 253 315 407 488 Service, except private household and protective....... 4,207 4,479 266 281 Precision production, craft, and repair.................. 913 933 371 374 Mechanics and repairers................................ 140 179 559 532 Construction trades.................................... 64 60 (1) (1) Other precision production, craft, and repair.......... 709 694 $349 $354 Operators, fabricators, and laborers..................... 3,494 3,280 292 314 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......... 2,564 2,397 289 311 Transportation and material moving occupations......... 266 283 333 365 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... 664 601 286 299 Farming, forestry, and fishing........................... 233 183 256 285 1 Data not shown where base is less than 100,000. Table 4. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, fourth quarter 1996 averages, not seasonally adjusted Number Upper limit of: of Characteristic workers (in First First Second Third Ninth thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile (median) SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN Total, 16 years and over.................................. 91,313 $239 $325 $499 $747 $1,087 Men..................................................... 52,053 259 371 565 839 1,210 Women................................................... 39,260 221 296 425 634 892 White................................................... 76,333 246 339 514 767 1,126 Men................................................... 44,488 270 384 586 865 1,245 Women................................................. 31,845 226 302 438 645 913 Black................................................... 11,026 203 273 390 586 811 Men................................................... 5,347 210 283 413 610 866 Women................................................. 5,679 197 264 362 557 769 Hispanic................................................ 9,481 195 250 342 525 791 Men................................................... 5,995 203 260 364 572 843 Women................................................. 3,485 185 233 316 479 702 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Total, 25 years and over................................ 81,551 254 353 527 780 1,133 Less than a high school diploma....................... 8,076 192 242 320 465 675 High school graduates, no college..................... 26,800 239 316 451 631 853 Some college or associate degree...................... 22,755 277 367 520 734 986 College graduates, total.............................. 23,920 379 540 767 1,120 1,545 Bachelor's degree only.............................. 15,927 348 497 703 994 1,391 Advanced degree..................................... 7,993 472 649 928 1,334 1,863 Men, 25 years and over................................ 46,369 283 402 602 883 1,257 Less than a high school diploma..................... 5,353 207 268 368 520 737 High school graduates, no college................... 15,385 278 381 522 720 942 Some college or associate degree.................... 12,101 310 426 607 840 1,127 College graduates, total............................ 13,530 399 595 880 1,259 1,763 Bachelor's degree only............................ 8,983 375 540 798 1,146 1,561 Advanced degree................................... 4,547 492 726 1,048 1,490 1,922 Women, 25 years and over.............................. 35,182 230 309 451 661 921 Less than a high school diploma..................... 2,723 178 211 268 350 461 High school graduates, no college................... 11,416 212 278 364 505 668 Some college or associate degree.................... 10,653 249 320 440 616 794 College graduates, total............................ 10,390 357 497 671 919 1,239 Bachelor's degree only............................ 6,945 $328 $459 $620 $833 $1,103 Advanced degree................................... 3,445 449 604 794 1,105 1,472 NOTE: Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the upper limit of the ninth decile. Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Table 5. Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages, not seasonally adjusted Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Age, race, and Hispanic origin IV IV IV IV 1995 1996 1995 1996 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 21,423 21,378 $140 $144 Men, 16 years and over................................. 6,591 6,495 130 133 16 to 24 years....................................... 3,567 3,534 105 108 25 years and over.................................... 3,024 2,961 181 185 Women, 16 years and over............................... 14,832 14,883 144 148 16 to 24 years....................................... 4,467 4,660 103 104 25 years and over.................................... 10,365 10,223 168 176 RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX White.................................................. 18,536 18,474 141 146 Men.................................................. 5,622 5,444 131 132 Women................................................ 12,914 13,029 145 151 Black.................................................. 2,062 2,035 134 132 Men.................................................. 659 717 119 139 Women................................................ 1,403 1,317 140 129 Hispanic origin........................................ 1,657 1,751 137 136 Men.................................................. 609 622 140 139 Women................................................ 1,049 1,128 136 134 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Table 6. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, annual averages Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Characteristic In current dollars In constant (1982) dollars 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 SEX AND AGE Total, 16 years and over.................................. 89,282 90,918 $479 $490 $303 $302 Men, 16 years and over................................. 51,222 51,895 538 557 341 343 16 to 24 years....................................... 6,118 5,976 303 307 192 189 25 years and over.................................... 45,104 45,919 588 599 373 369 Women, 16 years and over............................... 38,060 39,023 406 418 257 257 16 to 24 years....................................... 4,366 4,307 275 284 174 175 25 years and over.................................... 33,695 34,715 428 444 271 273 RACE, HISPANIC ORIGIN, AND SEX White.................................................. 74,874 76,151 494 506 313 311 Men.................................................. 43,747 44,428 566 580 359 357 Women................................................ 31,127 31,724 415 428 263 263 Black.................................................. 10,596 10,871 383 387 242 238 Men.................................................. 5,279 5,316 411 412 260 253 Women................................................ 5,317 5,555 355 362 225 223 Hispanic origin........................................ 8,719 9,082 329 339 208 208 Men.................................................. 5,597 5,831 350 356 221 219 Women................................................ 3,122 3,251 305 316 193 195 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Table 7. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, annual averages Number of workers Median weekly earnings (in thousands) Occupation and sex 1995 1996 1995 1996 TOTAL Managerial and professional specialty.......................... 26,292 27,222 $703 $718 Executive, administrative, and managerial.................... 12,975 13,300 684 699 Professional specialty....................................... 13,317 13,922 718 730 Technical, sales, and administrative support................... 25,898 26,116 426 441 Technicians and related support.............................. 3,194 3,215 558 573 Sales occupations............................................ 8,862 9,041 454 474 Administrative support, including clerical................... 13,842 13,860 399 405 Service occupations............................................ 9,617 9,957 299 305 Private household............................................ 338 365 195 212 Protective service........................................... 1,957 1,902 528 538 Service, except private household and protective............. 7,322 7,690 277 285 Precision production, craft, and repair........................ 11,003 11,020 519 540 Mechanics and repairers...................................... 3,808 3,834 539 568 Construction trades.......................................... 3,607 3,653 506 516 Other precision production, craft, and repair................ 3,588 3,533 517 533 Operators, fabricators, and laborers........................... 14,991 15,100 380 391 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors................ 7,135 7,100 368 380 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 4,131 4,254 476 476 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.......... 3,725 3,747 319 330 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................. 1,480 1,502 287 294 Men Managerial and professional specialty.......................... 13,684 13,934 829 852 Executive, administrative, and managerial.................... 7,172 7,187 833 846 Professional specialty....................................... 6,512 6,747 827 857 Technical, sales, and administrative support................... 9,894 9,988 556 567 Technicians and related support.............................. 1,688 1,662 641 650 Sales occupations............................................ 5,000 5,114 579 589 Administrative support, including clerical................... 3,206 3,212 489 489 Service occupations............................................ 4,779 4,958 357 357 Private household............................................ 15 19 (1) (1) Protective service........................................... 1,691 1,627 $552 $562 Service, except private household and protective............. 3,073 3,312 300 304 Precision production, craft, and repair........................ 10,046 10,076 534 560 Mechanics and repairers...................................... 3,658 3,672 538 571 Construction trades.......................................... 3,541 3,585 507 518 Other precision production, craft, and repair................ 2,847 2,819 574 588 Operators, fabricators, and laborers........................... 11,529 11,613 413 422 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors................ 4,576 4,527 421 437 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 3,870 3,982 482 486 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.......... 3,083 3,105 328 343 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................. 1,290 1,326 294 300 Women Managerial and professional specialty.......................... 12,609 13,288 605 616 Executive, administrative, and managerial.................... 5,803 6,113 570 585 Professional specialty....................................... 6,806 7,175 632 647 Technical, sales, and administrative support................... 16,004 16,128 383 394 Technicians and related support.............................. 1,506 1,553 480 498 Sales occupations............................................ 3,862 3,927 330 353 Administrative support, including clerical................... 10,636 10,648 384 391 Service occupations............................................ 4,838 5,000 264 273 Private household............................................ 324 346 193 213 Protective service........................................... 266 275 438 439 Service, except private household and protective............. 4,249 4,379 264 272 Precision production, craft, and repair........................ 957 944 371 373 Mechanics and repairers...................................... 150 162 550 510 Construction trades.......................................... 66 68 400 389 Other precision production, craft, and repair................ 741 714 346 357 Operators, fabricators, and laborers........................... 3,462 3,487 297 307 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors................ 2,559 2,573 296 307 Transportation and material moving occupations............... 261 272 354 350 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.......... 642 642 284 295 Farming, forestry, and fishing................................. 190 176 249 255 1 Data not shown where base is less than 50,000. Table 8. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, 1996 annual averages Number Upper limit of: of Educational attainment, workers sex, and race (in First First Second Third Ninth thousands) decile quartile quartile quartile decile (median) TOTAL Total, 25 years and over.............. 80,634 $250 $348 $520 $771 $1,113 Less than a high school diploma..... 8,142 187 238 317 453 639 High school graduates, no college... 26,438 236 312 443 625 840 Some college or associate degree.... 22,442 272 367 518 727 970 College graduates, total............ 23,612 374 530 758 1,096 1,528 Bachelor's degree only............ 15,694 345 491 697 984 1,371 Advanced degree................... 7,918 458 640 914 1,273 1,795 Men Total, 25 years and over.............. 45,919 279 398 599 874 1,236 Less than a high school diploma..... 5,402 200 263 357 510 712 High school graduates, no college... 14,973 275 373 516 716 934 Some college or associate degree.... 12,131 301 423 604 826 1,091 College graduates, total............ 13,413 401 599 874 1,239 1,749 Bachelor's degree only............ 8,794 379 555 795 1,135 1,553 Advanced degree................... 4,619 485 710 1,025 1,459 1,944 Women Total, 25 years and over.............. 34,715 227 307 444 646 902 Less than a high school diploma..... 2,740 172 208 268 347 456 High school graduates, no college... 11,466 209 276 365 498 663 Some college or associate degree.... 10,311 245 321 442 606 784 College graduates, total............ 10,199 344 480 657 903 1,186 Bachelor's degree only............ 6,900 318 441 608 818 1,085 Advanced degree................... 3,299 437 591 784 1,060 1,427 White men Total, 25 years and over.............. 39,287 289 414 617 901 1,265 Less than a high school diploma..... 4,470 203 267 363 517 725 High school graduates, no college... 12,721 287 390 539 735 957 Some college or associate degree.... 10,322 316 445 621 853 1,126 College graduates, total............ 11,774 413 610 893 1,261 1,771 Bachelor's degree only............ 7,746 389 576 818 1,151 1,576 Advanced degree................... 4,028 499 726 1,049 1,487 2,008 White women Total, 25 years and over.............. 28,176 233 314 457 662 921 Less than a high school diploma..... 2,112 175 209 268 351 459 High school graduates, no college... 9,361 215 282 375 508 673 Some college or associate degree.... 8,232 253 329 452 618 804 College graduates, total............ 8,471 355 492 670 920 1,214 Bachelor's degree only............ 5,664 327 452 616 834 1,110 Advanced degree................... 2,806 448 599 798 1,073 1,446 Black men Total, 25 years and over.............. 4,702 227 303 441 638 886 Less than a high school diploma..... 714 187 238 324 466 612 High school graduates, no college... 1,836 217 290 400 556 739 Some college or associate degree.... 1,362 252 330 482 656 860 College graduates, total............ 790 321 464 688 972 1,240 Bachelor's degree only............ 555 319 445 647 926 1,149 Advanced degree................... 235 346 555 800 1,112 1,491 Black women Total, 25 years and over.............. 4,981 204 274 381 554 750 Less than a high school diploma..... 459 175 208 270 339 450 High school graduates, no college... 1,734 192 247 323 442 594 Some college or associate degree.... 1,698 220 289 400 539 706 College graduates, total............ 1,091 299 420 592 780 1,051 Bachelor's degree only............ 787 288 395 554 722 952 Advanced degree................... 304 385 496 718 942 1,245 NOTE: See Note, table 4.