Immigrants from Ireland vs South African Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 240,768,964 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Ireland and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.114 and weighted average of $56,854. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,600,845 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of $50,752, a difference of 12.0%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Ireland are Immigrants from Israel ($57,034, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from China ($56,638, a difference of 0.38%), Immigrants from South Central Asia ($57,114, a difference of 0.46%), Immigrants from Australia ($56,305, a difference of 0.97%), and Indian (Asian) ($56,253, a difference of 1.1%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.40%).