Scotch-Irish vs Eastern European Median Family Income

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 547,821,252 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Scotch-Irish and median family income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.179 and weighted average of $99,591. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 460,782,256 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and median family income in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.131 and weighted average of $125,546, a difference of 26.1%.

In terms of median family income, the demographic groups most similar to Scotch-Irish are White/Caucasian ($99,800, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Thailand ($99,840, a difference of 0.25%), Spanish ($99,977, a difference of 0.39%), Yugoslavian ($100,119, a difference of 0.53%), and Immigrants from Africa ($100,256, a difference of 0.67%).

In terms of median family income, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from China ($125,540, a difference of 0.0%), Indian (Asian) ($125,312, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Eastern Asia ($125,150, a difference of 0.32%), Immigrants from South Central Asia ($125,956, a difference of 0.33%), and Immigrants from Australia ($126,620, a difference of 0.86%).