South American vs Immigrants from Central America Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 494,103,874 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.164 and weighted average of $46,804. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,322,180 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.842 and weighted average of $39,762, a difference of 17.7%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Central America
Minimum	$26,500	$9,917
Maximum	$70,221	$48,696
Range	$43,721	$38,779
Mean	$43,826	$33,043
Median	$43,308	$32,380
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$38,802	$28,620
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$48,652	$38,496
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,850	$9,875
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,886	$8,045
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,851	$8,012

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Norwegian ($46,865, a difference of 0.13%), Icelander ($46,916, a difference of 0.24%), Czechoslovakian ($46,658, a difference of 0.31%), South American Indian ($46,952, a difference of 0.32%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Slovaks	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good $47,095
Immigrants \| Peru	69.6 /100 \| #159	Good $47,025
Alsatians	69.6 /100 \| #160	Good $47,023
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
Icelanders	66.3 /100 \| #163	Good $46,916
Norwegians	64.7 /100 \| #164	Good $46,865
South Americans	62.7 /100 \| #165	Good $46,804
Czechoslovakians	57.8 /100 \| #166	Average $46,658
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Bahamian ($39,735, a difference of 0.070%), Ottawa ($39,721, a difference of 0.10%), Mexican ($39,834, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Bahamas ($39,861, a difference of 0.25%), and Creek ($39,648, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Seminole	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic $40,233
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic $40,195
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic $40,193
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic $40,107
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic $40,085
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic $39,861
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic $39,834
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic $39,762
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic $39,735
Ottawa	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic $39,721
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic $39,648
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic $39,540
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic $39,523
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic $39,448
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic $39,232