Immigrants from Western Asia vs South African 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 182,600,845 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.150 and weighted average of $50,752, a difference of 2.8%.

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 South Africans are Immigrants from Scotland ($50,741, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Netherlands ($50,818, a difference of 0.13%), Immigrants from Egypt ($50,901, a difference of 0.29%), Immigrants from Italy ($50,581, a difference of 0.34%), and Immigrants from Western Europe ($50,549, a difference of 0.40%).