Immigrants from Western Asia vs Iranian Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 404,426,866 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Asia and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.525 and weighted average of $49,389. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,848,979 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Iranians and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.090 and weighted average of $58,474, a difference of 18.4%.

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Asia are Immigrants from Albania ($49,377, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Morocco ($49,368, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Brazil ($49,463, a difference of 0.15%), Austrian ($49,501, a difference of 0.23%), and Ethiopian ($49,572, a difference of 0.37%).

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Iranians are Immigrants from Singapore ($59,038, a difference of 0.97%), Thai ($59,237, a difference of 1.3%), Immigrants from Iran ($57,612, a difference of 1.5%), Okinawan ($57,550, a difference of 1.6%), and Immigrants from Hong Kong ($59,433, a difference of 1.6%).