Immigrants from Nicaragua vs South American Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 236,337,785 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nicaragua and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.390 and weighted average of $41,737. 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 12.1%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nicaragua	South American
Minimum	$17,262	$26,500
Maximum	$70,084	$70,221
Range	$52,822	$43,721
Mean	$37,945	$43,826
Median	$39,498	$43,308
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$31,989	$38,802
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$41,525	$48,652
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,536	$9,850
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,439	$7,886
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,393	$7,851

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nicaragua are Mexican American Indian ($41,719, a difference of 0.040%), Indonesian ($41,701, a difference of 0.090%), Blackfeet ($41,822, a difference of 0.20%), Dominican ($41,864, a difference of 0.31%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic ($41,554, a difference of 0.44%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Cajuns	0.3 /100 \| #278	Tragic $42,189
Colville	0.2 /100 \| #279	Tragic $42,151
Hmong	0.2 /100 \| #280	Tragic $42,111
Marshallese	0.2 /100 \| #281	Tragic $41,969
Africans	0.2 /100 \| #282	Tragic $41,955
Dominicans	0.2 /100 \| #283	Tragic $41,864
Blackfeet	0.2 /100 \| #284	Tragic $41,822
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	0.1 /100 \| #285	Tragic $41,737
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #286	Tragic $41,719
Indonesians	0.1 /100 \| #287	Tragic $41,701
Immigrants \| Dominican Republic	0.1 /100 \| #288	Tragic $41,554
Comanche	0.1 /100 \| #289	Tragic $41,519
Paiute	0.1 /100 \| #290	Tragic $41,508
Central American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #291	Tragic $41,474
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.1 /100 \| #292	Tragic $41,448

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