South African vs Immigrants from El Salvador Average Family Size

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,542,569 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of South Africans and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.124 and weighted average of 3.17. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,696,345 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from El Salvador and average family size in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.629 and weighted average of 3.49, a difference of 10.0%.

Average Family Size Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from El Salvador
Minimum	2.17	3.00
Maximum	4.21	4.63
Range	2.04	1.63
Mean	3.02	3.70
Median	3.07	3.66
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	2.72	3.49
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	3.28	3.85
Interquartile Range (IQR)	0.56	0.36
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.44	0.30
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.44	0.30

Similar Demographics by Average Family Size

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (3.17, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Hungary (3.17, a difference of 0.0%), Cape Verdean (3.17, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Spain (3.17, a difference of 0.030%), and Puget Sound Salish (3.17, a difference of 0.040%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Danes	2.5 /100 \| #246	Tragic 3.17
Cajuns	2.4 /100 \| #247	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Belarus	2.3 /100 \| #248	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	2.1 /100 \| #249	Tragic 3.17
Puget Sound Salish	1.9 /100 \| #250	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Spain	1.8 /100 \| #251	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	1.7 /100 \| #252	Tragic 3.17
South Africans	1.7 /100 \| #253	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Hungary	1.7 /100 \| #254	Tragic 3.17
Cape Verdeans	1.6 /100 \| #255	Tragic 3.17
Immigrants \| Kazakhstan	1.5 /100 \| #256	Tragic 3.17
Albanians	1.5 /100 \| #257	Tragic 3.17
Turks	1.3 /100 \| #258	Tragic 3.16
Potawatomi	1.3 /100 \| #259	Tragic 3.16
Immigrants \| Albania	1.3 /100 \| #260	Tragic 3.16

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from El Salvador by Average Family Size

In terms of average family size, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from El Salvador are Ute (3.49, a difference of 0.090%), Tongan (3.49, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Central America (3.49, a difference of 0.19%), Salvadoran (3.48, a difference of 0.25%), and Mexican (3.48, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Average Family Size
Spanish American Indians	100.0 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 3.58
Tohono O'odham	100.0 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 3.53
Immigrants \| Mexico	100.0 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 3.52
Sioux	100.0 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 3.52
Immigrants \| Central America	100.0 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 3.49
Tongans	100.0 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 3.49
Ute	100.0 /100 \| #16	Exceptional 3.49
Immigrants \| El Salvador	100.0 /100 \| #17	Exceptional 3.49
Salvadorans	100.0 /100 \| #18	Exceptional 3.48
Mexicans	100.0 /100 \| #19	Exceptional 3.48
Cheyenne	100.0 /100 \| #20	Exceptional 3.47
Yuman	100.0 /100 \| #21	Exceptional 3.47
Apache	100.0 /100 \| #22	Exceptional 3.46
Immigrants \| Fiji	100.0 /100 \| #23	Exceptional 3.45
Natives/Alaskans	100.0 /100 \| #24	Exceptional 3.45