Puerto Rican vs Nonimmigrants Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 528,218,544 people shows a very strong negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.812 and weighted average of $35,560. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 583,813,496 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Nonimmigrants and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.466 and weighted average of $44,117, a difference of 24.1%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Puerto Rican	Nonimmigrants
Minimum	$4,737	$10,941
Maximum	$47,601	$59,517
Range	$42,864	$48,576
Mean	$31,795	$43,445
Median	$33,297	$45,090
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$22,818	$38,540
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$39,100	$48,620
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$16,282	$10,080
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$9,771	$7,587
Standard Deviation (Population)	$9,736	$7,562

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Yup'ik ($35,942, a difference of 1.1%), Tohono O'odham ($36,349, a difference of 2.2%), Arapaho ($36,586, a difference of 2.9%), Pueblo ($36,859, a difference of 3.6%), and Hopi ($36,871, a difference of 3.7%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Houma	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic $38,949
Spanish American Indians	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic $38,907
Natives/Alaskans	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic $38,896
Crow	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic $38,707
Immigrants \| Cuba	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic $38,426
Pima	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic $38,285
Menominee	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic $37,884
Navajo	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic $36,999
Lumbee	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic $36,876
Hopi	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic $36,871
Pueblo	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic $36,859
Arapaho	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic $36,586
Tohono O'odham	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic $36,349
Yup'ik	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic $35,942
Puerto Ricans	0.0 /100 \| #347	Tragic $35,560

Demographics Similar to Nonimmigrants by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Nonimmigrants are Subsaharan African ($44,118, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Venezuela ($44,163, a difference of 0.10%), Samoan ($44,206, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar ($43,998, a difference of 0.27%), and Aleut ($44,241, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Ecuador	5.9 /100 \| #237	Tragic $44,462
Sudanese	5.6 /100 \| #238	Tragic $44,419
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