Immigrants from Korea vs South American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 416,330,492 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Korea and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.146 and weighted average of $54,530. 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 16.5%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Korea	South American
Minimum	$8,707	$26,500
Maximum	$116,380	$70,221
Range	$107,673	$43,721
Mean	$60,321	$43,826
Median	$60,242	$43,308
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$50,376	$38,802
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$68,586	$48,652
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$18,211	$9,850
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$19,123	$7,886
Standard Deviation (Population)	$18,966	$7,851

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Korea by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Korea are Burmese ($54,559, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Sweden ($54,478, a difference of 0.10%), Cypriot ($54,589, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Belgium ($54,679, a difference of 0.27%), and Soviet Union ($54,290, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Indians (Asian)	100.0 /100 \| #15	Exceptional $56,253
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	100.0 /100 \| #16	Exceptional $56,183
Eastern Europeans	100.0 /100 \| #17	Exceptional $55,084
Immigrants \| Japan	100.0 /100 \| #18	Exceptional $54,938
Immigrants \| Belgium	100.0 /100 \| #19	Exceptional $54,679
Cypriots	100.0 /100 \| #20	Exceptional $54,589
Burmese	100.0 /100 \| #21	Exceptional $54,559
Immigrants \| Korea	100.0 /100 \| #22	Exceptional $54,530
Immigrants \| Sweden	100.0 /100 \| #23	Exceptional $54,478
Soviet Union	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional $54,290
Turks	100.0 /100 \| #25	Exceptional $53,919
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	100.0 /100 \| #26	Exceptional $53,872
Asians	100.0 /100 \| #27	Exceptional $53,690
Immigrants \| France	100.0 /100 \| #28	Exceptional $53,490
Immigrants \| Russia	100.0 /100 \| #29	Exceptional $53,457

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