Mexican vs Immigrants from South America Median Earnings

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 564,951,151 people shows a perfect negative correlation between the proportion of Mexicans and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.953 and weighted average of $39,834. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,376,304 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and median earnings in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.086 and weighted average of $46,548, a difference of 16.9%.

Median Earnings Correlation Summary

Measurement	Mexican	Immigrants from South America
Minimum	$19,356	$23,314
Maximum	$52,379	$70,000
Range	$33,023	$46,686
Mean	$37,116	$44,228
Median	$36,764	$43,615
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	$32,451	$37,956
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	$42,421	$49,134
Interquartile Range (IQR)	$9,971	$11,178
Standard Deviation (Sample)	$6,683	$8,760
Standard Deviation (Population)	$6,666	$8,718

Similar Demographics by Median Earnings

Demographics Similar to Mexicans by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Mexicans are Immigrants from Bahamas ($39,861, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Central America ($39,762, a difference of 0.18%), Bahamian ($39,735, a difference of 0.25%), Ottawa ($39,721, a difference of 0.29%), and Creek ($39,648, a difference of 0.47%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
Cheyenne	0.0 /100 \| #314	Tragic $40,233
Seminole	0.0 /100 \| #315	Tragic $40,233
Immigrants \| Honduras	0.0 /100 \| #316	Tragic $40,195
Fijians	0.0 /100 \| #317	Tragic $40,193
Dutch West Indians	0.0 /100 \| #318	Tragic $40,107
Blacks/African Americans	0.0 /100 \| #319	Tragic $40,085
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.0 /100 \| #320	Tragic $39,861
Mexicans	0.0 /100 \| #321	Tragic $39,834
Immigrants \| Central America	0.0 /100 \| #322	Tragic $39,762
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #323	Tragic $39,735
Ottawa	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic $39,721
Creek	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic $39,648
Immigrants \| Yemen	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic $39,540
Yuman	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic $39,523
Sioux	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic $39,448

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Median Earnings

In terms of median earnings, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Immigrants from Africa ($46,564, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants ($46,478, a difference of 0.15%), Scottish ($46,463, a difference of 0.18%), Kenyan ($46,462, a difference of 0.18%), and Costa Rican ($46,645, a difference of 0.21%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Median Earnings
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
Immigrants \| South America	54.0 /100 \| #169	Average $46,548
Immigrants \| Immigrants	51.6 /100 \| #170	Average $46,478
Scottish	51.1 /100 \| #171	Average $46,463
Kenyans	51.0 /100 \| #172	Average $46,462
Ghanaians	50.3 /100 \| #173	Average $46,440
Scandinavians	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average $46,433
Basques	48.8 /100 \| #175	Average $46,399
Danes	48.6 /100 \| #176	Average $46,392