Immigrants from Western Africa vs Costa Rican Median Male Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,835,205 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.443 and weighted average of $50,940. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,565,867 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and median male earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.433 and weighted average of $54,279, a difference of 6.6%.

Median Male Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Costa Rican
Minimum	$33,371	$19,389
Maximum	$67,960	$93,946
Range	$34,589	$74,557
Mean	$47,183	$52,427
Median	$48,227	$53,504
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$42,968	$47,415
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$51,502	$57,229
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$8,534	$9,814
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$7,172	$13,517
Standard Deviation (Population)	$7,120	$13,391

Similar Demographics by Median Male Earnings

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Median Male Earnings

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Pennsylvania German ($50,878, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Barbados ($50,795, a difference of 0.28%), Cape Verdean ($51,103, a difference of 0.32%), Malaysian ($50,772, a difference of 0.33%), and American ($50,761, a difference of 0.35%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Male Earnings
Samoans	4.6 /100 \| #228	Tragic $51,389
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	4.5 /100 \| #229	Tragic $51,376
Immigrants \| Nigeria	4.2 /100 \| #230	Tragic $51,310
Barbadians	3.9 /100 \| #231	Tragic $51,236
Sudanese	3.9 /100 \| #232	Tragic $51,216
Aleuts	3.7 /100 \| #233	Tragic $51,168
Cape Verdeans	3.5 /100 \| #234	Tragic $51,103
Immigrants \| Western Africa	3.0 /100 \| #235	Tragic $50,940
Pennsylvania Germans	2.8 /100 \| #236	Tragic $50,878
Immigrants \| Barbados	2.6 /100 \| #237	Tragic $50,795
Malaysians	2.5 /100 \| #238	Tragic $50,772
Americans	2.5 /100 \| #239	Tragic $50,761
West Indians	2.3 /100 \| #240	Tragic $50,682
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	2.3 /100 \| #241	Tragic $50,665
Guyanese	2.2 /100 \| #242	Tragic $50,613

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Median Male Earnings

In terms of median male earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Sierra Leonean ($54,279, a difference of 0.0%), Celtic ($54,242, a difference of 0.070%), Iraqi ($54,182, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants ($54,168, a difference of 0.21%), and Spaniard ($54,401, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Male Earnings
Finns	55.6 /100 \| #170	Average $54,721
Immigrants \| Peru	54.9 /100 \| #171	Average $54,695
Welsh	53.8 /100 \| #172	Average $54,647
South American Indians	50.4 /100 \| #173	Average $54,508
South Americans	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $54,492
Dutch	48.0 /100 \| #175	Average $54,410
Spaniards	47.8 /100 \| #176	Average $54,401
Costa Ricans	44.8 /100 \| #177	Average $54,279
Sierra Leoneans	44.8 /100 \| #178	Average $54,279
Celtics	43.9 /100 \| #179	Average $54,242
Iraqis	42.5 /100 \| #180	Average $54,182
Immigrants \| Immigrants	42.1 /100 \| #181	Average $54,168
Yugoslavians	37.4 /100 \| #182	Fair $53,967
Immigrants \| South America	37.3 /100 \| #183	Fair $53,962
Whites/Caucasians	36.5 /100 \| #184	Fair $53,925