Immigrants from Central America vs Puerto Rican Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,085,955 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.245 and weighted average of 3.49. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,724,175 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.041 and weighted average of 3.28, a difference of 6.6%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Central America	Puerto Rican
Minimum	1.92	2.28
Maximum	6.88	4.16
Range	4.96	1.88
Mean	3.71	3.28
Median	3.74	3.27
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.34	3.20
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	4.02	3.38
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.68	0.18
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.60	0.26
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.60	0.26

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Tongan (3.49, a difference of 0.050%), Ute (3.49, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from El Salvador (3.49, a difference of 0.19%), Salvadoran (3.48, a difference of 0.44%), and Mexican (3.48, a difference of 0.51%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Inupiat	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 3.63
Immigrants \| Yemen	100.0 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 3.60
Hopi	100.0 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 3.60
Spanish American Indians	100.0 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 3.58
Tohono O'odham	100.0 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 3.53
Immigrants \| Mexico	100.0 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 3.52
Sioux	100.0 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 3.52
Immigrants \| Central America	100.0 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 3.49
Tongans	100.0 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 3.49
Ute	100.0 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 3.49
Immigrants \| El Salvador	100.0 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 3.49
Salvadorans	100.0 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 3.48
Mexicans	100.0 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 3.48
Cheyenne	100.0 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 3.47
Yuman	100.0 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 3.47

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Bahamian (3.28, a difference of 0.020%), Asian (3.28, a difference of 0.050%), Indonesian (3.28, a difference of 0.060%), Black/African American (3.27, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Panama (3.27, a difference of 0.14%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
West Indians	98.5 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 3.29
Immigrants \| Western Africa	98.4 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 3.29
Bolivians	98.3 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 3.29
Immigrants \| Ghana	98.1 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 3.29
Paiute	98.0 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 3.29
Ghanaians	98.0 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 3.29
Asians	97.0 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 3.28
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