South African vs Immigrants from Eastern Africa Median Earnings

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. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 355,152,385 people shows a significant negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Africa and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.620 and weighted average of $46,969, a difference of 8.1%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from Eastern Africa
Minimum	$22,500	$4,426
Maximum	$84,919	$68,236
Range	$62,419	$63,810
Mean	$52,531	$41,397
Median	$53,417	$44,805
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$42,247	$33,958
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$56,939	$47,783
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$14,692	$13,825
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$14,077	$11,219
Standard Deviation (Population)	$13,814	$11,147

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Median Earnings

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%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Immigrants \| Spain	99.9 /100 \| #67	Exceptional $51,092
Paraguayans	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional $51,068
Mongolians	99.8 /100 \| #69	Exceptional $51,038
Lithuanians	99.8 /100 \| #70	Exceptional $50,991
Immigrants \| Ukraine	99.8 /100 \| #71	Exceptional $50,984
Immigrants \| Egypt	99.8 /100 \| #72	Exceptional $50,901
Immigrants \| Netherlands	99.8 /100 \| #73	Exceptional $50,818
South Africans	99.8 /100 \| #74	Exceptional $50,752
Immigrants \| Scotland	99.8 /100 \| #75	Exceptional $50,741
Immigrants \| Italy	99.7 /100 \| #76	Exceptional $50,581
Immigrants \| Western Europe	99.7 /100 \| #77	Exceptional $50,549
Argentineans	99.6 /100 \| #78	Exceptional $50,399
Laotians	99.6 /100 \| #79	Exceptional $50,343
Ukrainians	99.6 /100 \| #80	Exceptional $50,320
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	99.6 /100 \| #81	Exceptional $50,280

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Africa are South American Indian ($46,952, a difference of 0.040%), Alsatian ($47,023, a difference of 0.11%), Icelander ($46,916, a difference of 0.11%), Immigrants from Peru ($47,025, a difference of 0.12%), and Norwegian ($46,865, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
Norwegians	64.7 /100 \| #164	Good $46,865
South Americans	62.7 /100 \| #165	Good $46,804
Czechoslovakians	57.8 /100 \| #166	Average $46,658
Costa Ricans	57.4 /100 \| #167	Average $46,645
Immigrants \| Africa	54.6 /100 \| #168	Average $46,564