Central American vs Immigrants from Portugal Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 504,084,527 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Central Americans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.402 and weighted average of 3.41. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,766,763 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.426 and weighted average of 3.18, a difference of 7.2%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Central American	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	2.00	2.00
Maximum	5.12	3.95
Range	3.12	1.95
Mean	3.63	3.10
Median	3.56	3.09
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.43	2.89
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.83	3.26
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.40	0.37
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.41	0.35
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.40	0.35

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Central Americans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Central Americans are Immigrants from Guatemala (3.41, a difference of 0.10%), Hawaiian (3.41, a difference of 0.12%), Hispanic or Latino (3.41, a difference of 0.18%), Samoan (3.42, a difference of 0.20%), and Nepalese (3.42, a difference of 0.23%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Natives/Alaskans	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 3.45
Yakama	100.0 /100 \| #25	Exceptional 3.45
Native Hawaiians	100.0 /100 \| #26	Exceptional 3.43
Mexican American Indians	100.0 /100 \| #27	Exceptional 3.43
Immigrants \| Latin America	100.0 /100 \| #28	Exceptional 3.42
Nepalese	100.0 /100 \| #29	Exceptional 3.42
Samoans	100.0 /100 \| #30	Exceptional 3.42
Central Americans	100.0 /100 \| #31	Exceptional 3.41
Immigrants \| Guatemala	100.0 /100 \| #32	Exceptional 3.41
Hawaiians	100.0 /100 \| #33	Exceptional 3.41
Hispanics or Latinos	100.0 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 3.41
Guatemalans	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 3.40
Immigrants \| Guyana	100.0 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 3.40
Guyanese	100.0 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 3.40
Immigrants \| Belize	100.0 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 3.39

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Immigrants from Turkey (3.18, a difference of 0.010%), Iranian (3.18, a difference of 0.030%), Brazilian (3.18, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Romania (3.18, a difference of 0.050%), and Romanian (3.18, a difference of 0.050%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Immigrants \| Italy	5.3 /100 \| #229	Tragic 3.19
Icelanders	5.2 /100 \| #230	Tragic 3.19
Basques	5.2 /100 \| #231	Tragic 3.19
Cherokee	4.7 /100 \| #232	Tragic 3.18
Brazilians	4.5 /100 \| #233	Tragic 3.18
Iranians	4.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Turkey	4.2 /100 \| #235	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Portugal	4.2 /100 \| #236	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Romania	3.7 /100 \| #237	Tragic 3.18
Romanians	3.7 /100 \| #238	Tragic 3.18
Houma	3.4 /100 \| #239	Tragic 3.18
Osage	3.2 /100 \| #240	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Japan	3.0 /100 \| #241	Tragic 3.18
Hungarians	3.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic 3.18
Immigrants \| Moldova	2.9 /100 \| #243	Tragic 3.18