Irish vs Immigrants from West Indies Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 579,915,662 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Irish and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.260 and weighted average of $47,276. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 72,420,477 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from West Indies and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.412 and weighted average of $43,989, a difference of 7.5%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Irish	Immigrants from West Indies
Minimum	$11,055	$26,000
Maximum	$83,906	$64,982
Range	$72,851	$38,982
Mean	$47,509	$41,111
Median	$48,301	$43,487
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$41,366	$34,810
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$56,002	$45,119
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$14,636	$10,309
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$12,668	$9,035
Standard Deviation (Population)	$12,626	$8,780

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Irish by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Irish are Immigrants from Vietnam ($47,282, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Portugal ($47,304, a difference of 0.060%), Czech ($47,221, a difference of 0.12%), Slovak ($47,095, a difference of 0.38%), and Slavic ($47,470, a difference of 0.41%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Luxembourgers	84.5 /100 \| #149	Excellent $47,640
Peruvians	84.2 /100 \| #150	Excellent $47,628
Immigrants \| Oceania	84.1 /100 \| #151	Excellent $47,617
Immigrants \| Germany	83.1 /100 \| #152	Excellent $47,566
Slavs	81.1 /100 \| #153	Excellent $47,470
Immigrants \| Portugal	77.3 /100 \| #154	Good $47,304
Immigrants \| Vietnam	76.7 /100 \| #155	Good $47,282
Irish	76.6 /100 \| #156	Good $47,276
Czechs	75.1 /100 \| #157	Good $47,221
Slovaks	71.7 /100 \| #158	Good $47,095
Immigrants \| Peru	69.6 /100 \| #159	Good $47,025
Alsatians	69.6 /100 \| #160	Good $47,023
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	68.0 /100 \| #161	Good $46,969
South American Indians	67.4 /100 \| #162	Good $46,952
Icelanders	66.3 /100 \| #163	Good $46,916

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from West Indies by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from West Indies are Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar ($43,998, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Cabo Verde ($43,963, a difference of 0.060%), Subsaharan African ($44,118, a difference of 0.29%), Nonimmigrants ($44,117, a difference of 0.29%), and Nepalese ($43,860, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Senegalese	5.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic $44,373
Aleuts	4.4 /100 \| #240	Tragic $44,241
Samoans	4.2 /100 \| #241	Tragic $44,206
Immigrants \| Venezuela	4.0 /100 \| #242	Tragic $44,163
Sub-Saharan Africans	3.7 /100 \| #243	Tragic $44,118
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	3.7 /100 \| #244	Tragic $44,117
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	3.2 /100 \| #245	Tragic $43,998
Immigrants \| West Indies	3.1 /100 \| #246	Tragic $43,989
Immigrants \| Cabo Verde	3.0 /100 \| #247	Tragic $43,963
Nepalese	2.6 /100 \| #248	Tragic $43,860
Malaysians	2.6 /100 \| #249	Tragic $43,844
Alaska Natives	2.3 /100 \| #250	Tragic $43,750
Tsimshian	2.1 /100 \| #251	Tragic $43,695
Hawaiians	2.0 /100 \| #252	Tragic $43,673
Somalis	1.8 /100 \| #253	Tragic $43,567