Immigrants vs South African Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 576,851,611 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.500 and weighted average of $46,478. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,600,845 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of $50,752, a difference of 9.2%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants	South African
Minimum	$10,941	$22,500
Maximum	$59,517	$84,919
Range	$48,576	$62,419
Mean	$43,122	$52,531
Median	$44,875	$53,417
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$37,857	$42,247
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$48,614	$56,939
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$10,757	$14,692
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,036	$14,077
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,009	$13,814

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants are Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.030%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.030%), Ghanaian ($46,440, a difference of 0.080%), Scandinavian ($46,433, a difference of 0.10%), and Immigrants from South America ($46,548, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399
Danes	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average $46,392
Belgians	48.0 /100 \| #177	Average $46,375

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.40%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Spain	99.9 /100 \| #67	Exceptional $51,092
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional $51,068
Mongolians	99.8 /100 \| #69	Exceptional $51,038
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional $50,991
Immigrants \| Ukraine	99.8 /100 \| #71	Exceptional $50,984
Immigrants \| Egypt	99.8 /100 \| #72	Exceptional $50,901
Immigrants \| Netherlands	99.8 /100 \| #73	Exceptional $50,818
South Africans	99.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional $50,752
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.8 /100 \| #75	Exceptional $50,741
Immigrants \| Italy	99.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional $50,581
Immigrants \| Western Europe	99.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional $50,549
Argentineans	99.6 /100 \| #78	Exceptional $50,399
Laotians	99.6 /100 \| #79	Exceptional $50,343
Ukrainians	99.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional $50,320
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	99.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional $50,280