Immigrants from Central America vs South American Indian Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 536,322,180 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.842 and weighted average of $39,762. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 164,566,845 people shows no correlation between the proportion of South American Indians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.031 and weighted average of $46,952, a difference of 18.1%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Central America	South American Indian
Minimum	$9,917	$12,289
Maximum	$48,696	$64,091
Range	$38,779	$51,802
Mean	$33,043	$40,352
Median	$32,380	$41,992
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$28,620	$35,978
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$38,496	$46,744
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,875	$10,766
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,045	$11,075
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,012	$10,940

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Bahamian ($39,735, a difference of 0.070%), Ottawa ($39,721, a difference of 0.10%), Mexican ($39,834, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Bahamas ($39,861, a difference of 0.25%), and Creek ($39,648, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Seminole	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic $40,233
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic $40,195
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic $40,193
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic $40,107
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic $40,085
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic $39,861
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic $39,834
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic $39,762
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic $39,735
Ottawa	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic $39,721
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic $39,648
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic $39,540
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic $39,523
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic $39,448
Kiowa	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic $39,232

Demographics Similar to South American Indians by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South American Indians are Immigrants from Eastern Africa ($46,969, a difference of 0.040%), Icelander ($46,916, a difference of 0.080%), Alsatian ($47,023, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Peru ($47,025, a difference of 0.16%), and Norwegian ($46,865, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Vietnam	76.7 /100 \| #155	Good $47,282
Irish	76.6 /100 \| #156	Good $47,276
Czechs	75.1 /100 \| #157	Good $47,221
Slovaks	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good $47,095
Immigrants \| Peru	69.6 /100 \| #159	Good $47,025
Alsatians	69.6 /100 \| #160	Good $47,023
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
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