Immigrants from South America vs West Indian Median Family Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 485,794,963 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and median family income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.325 and weighted average of $100,414. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,786,025 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of West Indians and median family income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.052 and weighted average of $92,765, a difference of 8.2%.

In terms of median family income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Samoan ($100,344, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Cameroon ($100,289, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Africa ($100,256, a difference of 0.16%), Iraqi ($100,658, a difference of 0.24%), and Uruguayan ($100,656, a difference of 0.24%).

In terms of median family income, the demographic groups most similar to West Indians are Immigrants from Ecuador ($92,837, a difference of 0.080%), French American Indian ($92,872, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Senegal ($92,912, a difference of 0.16%), Immigrants from Somalia ($92,609, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from El Salvador ($92,545, a difference of 0.24%).