Immigrants from Western Africa vs Nigerian Median Household Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,459,311 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.426 and weighted average of $79,490. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 332,385,010 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Nigerians and median household income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.095 and weighted average of $81,725, a difference of 2.8%.

In terms of median household income, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Alaska Native ($79,509, a difference of 0.020%), Nonimmigrants ($79,429, a difference of 0.080%), Barbadian ($79,664, a difference of 0.22%), Nicaraguan ($79,737, a difference of 0.31%), and Immigrants from Sudan ($79,103, a difference of 0.49%).

In terms of median household income, the demographic groups most similar to Nigerians are Immigrants from Venezuela ($81,506, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Ghana ($81,489, a difference of 0.29%), White/Caucasian ($82,029, a difference of 0.37%), Ecuadorian ($82,070, a difference of 0.42%), and Yugoslavian ($82,186, a difference of 0.56%).