South African vs Immigrants from West Indies Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,542,569 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.124 and weighted average of 3.17. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,454,628 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.683 and weighted average of 3.33, a difference of 5.0%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from West Indies
Minimum	2.17	2.63
Maximum	4.21	4.16
Range	2.04	1.53
Mean	3.02	3.34
Median	3.07	3.30
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.72	3.15
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.28	3.51
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.56	0.36
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.44	0.41
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.44	0.40

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (3.17, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Hungary (3.17, a difference of 0.0%), Cape Verdean (3.17, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Spain (3.17, a difference of 0.030%), and Puget Sound Salish (3.17, a difference of 0.040%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Danes	2.5 /100 \| #246	Tragic 3.17
Cajuns	2.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Belarus	2.3 /100 \| #248	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	2.1 /100 \| #249	Tragic 3.17
Puget Sound Salish	1.9 /100 \| #250	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Spain	1.8 /100 \| #251	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	1.7 /100 \| #252	Tragic 3.17
South Africans	1.7 /100 \| #253	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Hungary	1.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic 3.17
Cape Verdeans	1.6 /100 \| #255	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	1.5 /100 \| #256	Tragic 3.17
Albanians	1.5 /100 \| #257	Tragic 3.17
Turks	1.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 3.16
Potawatomi	1.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| Albania	1.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 3.16

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago (3.33, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants (3.33, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Caribbean (3.33, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Cambodia (3.33, a difference of 0.090%), and Yaqui (3.32, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Dominicans	99.9 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 3.34
Immigrants \| Laos	99.9 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 3.34
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	99.9 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 3.34
Immigrants \| Jamaica	99.9 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| Cambodia	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| Immigrants	99.9 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	99.9 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| West Indies	99.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| Caribbean	99.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 3.33
Yaqui	99.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	99.9 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Barbados	99.8 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 3.32
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	99.8 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Ecuador	99.8 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Micronesia	99.8 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 3.32

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Dominicans	99.9 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 3.34
Immigrants \| Laos	99.9 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 3.34
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	99.9 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 3.34
Immigrants \| Jamaica	99.9 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| Cambodia	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| Immigrants	99.9 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	99.9 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| West Indies	99.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 3.33
Immigrants \| Caribbean	99.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 3.33
Yaqui	99.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	99.9 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Barbados	99.8 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 3.32
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	99.8 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Ecuador	99.8 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 3.32
Immigrants \| Micronesia	99.8 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 3.32