Immigrants from Central America vs South American 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 494,103,874 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Americans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.164 and weighted average of $46,804, a difference of 17.7%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Central America	South American
Minimum	$9,917	$26,500
Maximum	$48,696	$70,221
Range	$38,779	$43,721
Mean	$33,043	$43,826
Median	$32,380	$43,308
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$28,620	$38,802
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$38,496	$48,652
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,875	$9,850
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,045	$7,886
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,012	$7,851

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 Americans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Norwegian ($46,865, a difference of 0.13%), Icelander ($46,916, a difference of 0.24%), Czechoslovakian ($46,658, a difference of 0.31%), South American Indian ($46,952, a difference of 0.32%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.34%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462