Immigrants from South America vs Ecuadorian Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,376,304 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.086 and weighted average of $46,548. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 317,848,977 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Ecuadorians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.456 and weighted average of $45,214, a difference of 2.9%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Ecuadorian
Minimum	$23,314	$26,500
Maximum	$70,000	$60,377
Range	$46,686	$33,877
Mean	$44,228	$42,954
Median	$43,615	$45,047
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$37,956	$38,574
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$49,134	$47,434
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$11,178	$8,860
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$8,760	$7,114
Standard Deviation (Population)	$8,718	$7,055

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Africa ($46,564, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants ($46,478, a difference of 0.15%), Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.18%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.18%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399
Danes	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average $46,392

Demographics Similar to Ecuadorians by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Ecuadorians are Immigrants from Guyana ($45,204, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Panama ($45,198, a difference of 0.030%), White/Caucasian ($45,197, a difference of 0.040%), West Indian ($45,132, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from Cambodia ($45,090, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Colombia	22.4 /100 \| #213	Fair $45,550
Nigerians	22.0 /100 \| #214	Fair $45,532
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	22.0 /100 \| #215	Fair $45,532
Guyanese	20.6 /100 \| #216	Fair $45,470
Tlingit-Haida	20.5 /100 \| #217	Fair $45,468
Spanish	19.7 /100 \| #218	Poor $45,432
Dutch	18.4 /100 \| #219	Poor $45,370
Ecuadorians	15.3 /100 \| #220	Poor $45,214
Immigrants \| Guyana	15.1 /100 \| #221	Poor $45,204
Immigrants \| Panama	15.0 /100 \| #222	Poor $45,198
Whites/Caucasians	15.0 /100 \| #223	Poor $45,197
West Indians	13.9 /100 \| #224	Poor $45,132
Immigrants \| Cambodia	13.2 /100 \| #225	Poor $45,090
Immigrants \| Nigeria	12.2 /100 \| #226	Poor $45,030
Native Hawaiians	12.2 /100 \| #227	Poor $45,027