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Characteristic | Number of workers (in thousands) |
Upper limit of: | ||||
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First decile | First quartile |
Second quartile (median) |
Third quartile |
Ninth decile |
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SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY |
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Total, 16 years and over |
120,797 | $590 | $776 | $1,145 | $1,764 | $2,742 |
Men |
66,453 | 622 | 830 | 1,231 | 1,918 | 2,982 |
Women |
54,344 | 551 | 719 | 1,031 | 1,556 | 2,381 |
White |
91,241 | 595 | 789 | 1,157 | 1,773 | 2,801 |
Men |
51,324 | 633 | 847 | 1,243 | 1,921 | 2,994 |
Women |
39,918 | 557 | 727 | 1,045 | 1,565 | 2,396 |
Black or African American |
16,314 | 529 | 697 | 967 | 1,461 | 2,098 |
Men |
7,939 | 582 | 737 | 997 | 1,577 | 2,291 |
Women |
8,375 | 502 | 658 | 936 | 1,362 | 1,909 |
Asian |
8,544 | 663 | 932 | 1,528 | 2,457 | 3,807 |
Men |
4,730 | 708 | 1,033 | 1,731 | 2,686 | 3,896 |
Women |
3,814 | 631 | 857 | 1,356 | 2,041 | 3,352 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
22,883 | 515 | 661 | 884 | 1,306 | 1,921 |
Men |
13,284 | 550 | 695 | 923 | 1,384 | 2,100 |
Women |
9,599 | 490 | 615 | 810 | 1,201 | 1,731 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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Total, 25 years and over |
109,721 | 611 | 815 | 1,205 | 1,870 | 2,885 |
Less than a high school diploma |
6,211 | 453 | 586 | 713 | 915 | 1,282 |
High school graduates, no college(1) |
26,169 | 546 | 698 | 917 | 1,284 | 1,847 |
Some college or associate degree |
26,409 | 598 | 766 | 1,058 | 1,501 | 2,110 |
Bachelor's degree and higher(2) |
50,932 | 805 | 1,131 | 1,608 | 2,410 | 3,692 |
Bachelor's degree only |
30,696 | 749 | 1,022 | 1,509 | 2,268 | 3,391 |
Advanced degree |
20,236 | 926 | 1,261 | 1,816 | 2,775 | 4,074 |
Men, 25 years and over |
60,350 | 663 | 887 | 1,312 | 2,010 | 3,108 |
Less than a high school diploma |
4,229 | 491 | 621 | 777 | 1,018 | 1,412 |
High school graduates, no college(1) |
16,191 | 607 | 780 | 1,010 | 1,434 | 1,999 |
Some college or associate degree |
14,222 | 657 | 875 | 1,191 | 1,698 | 2,319 |
Bachelor's degree and higher(2) |
25,708 | 869 | 1,243 | 1,871 | 2,827 | 4,098 |
Bachelor's degree only |
15,999 | 818 | 1,149 | 1,725 | 2,496 | 3,813 |
Advanced degree |
9,709 | 993 | 1,406 | 2,099 | 3,166 | 4,623 |
Women, 25 years and over |
49,371 | 578 | 748 | 1,099 | 1,626 | 2,485 |
Less than a high school diploma |
1,982 | 409 | 512 | 616 | 742 | 880 |
High school graduates, no college(1) |
9,978 | 495 | 614 | 776 | 1,032 | 1,454 |
Some college or associate degree |
12,187 | 553 | 699 | 921 | 1,272 | 1,747 |
Bachelor's degree and higher(2) |
25,224 | 753 | 1,024 | 1,454 | 2,051 | 3,020 |
Bachelor's degree only |
14,697 | 702 | 945 | 1,364 | 1,893 | 2,879 |
Advanced degree |
10,526 | 884 | 1,167 | 1,585 | 2,299 | 3,443 |
Footnotes |
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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. |