Central American vs Immigrants from South America 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 486,031,470 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.193 and weighted average of 3.27, a difference of 4.3%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Central American	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	2.00	2.18
Maximum	5.12	4.02
Range	3.12	1.84
Mean	3.63	3.25
Median	3.56	3.28
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.43	3.18
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.83	3.37
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.40	0.19
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.41	0.28
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.40	0.27

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 South America by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Liberia (3.27, a difference of 0.0%), South American (3.27, a difference of 0.010%), Kiowa (3.27, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Panama (3.27, a difference of 0.060%), and Black/African American (3.27, a difference of 0.070%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Puerto Ricans	96.7 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 3.28
Bahamians	96.6 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 3.28
Indonesians	96.2 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 3.28
Blacks/African Americans	95.7 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Panama	95.6 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 3.27
South Americans	95.1 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Liberia	95.0 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| South America	95.0 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 3.27
Kiowa	94.8 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Asia	94.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Indonesia	93.7 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Bahamas	93.6 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Thailand	93.3 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 3.27
Immigrants \| Colombia	92.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 3.27
Alaskan Athabascans	92.4 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 3.27