Each row shows where Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia sits on the national distribution for one economic concept across all three mobility measures.

All income a person receives, including wages and transfers.

α Absolute mobility 10th percentile

this county national median

24.86 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 85th percentile

this county national median

0.39 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 54th percentile

this county national median

The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Income earned from work (wages and salaries).

α Absolute mobility 8th percentile

this county national median

30.15 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 86th percentile

this county national median

0.40 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 95th percentile

this county national median

14.75 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The probability of owning a home (the extensive margin of housing wealth).

α Absolute mobility 9th percentile

this county national median

48.89 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 92nd percentile

this county national median

0.54 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 71st percentile

this county national median

-6.18 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The value of housing assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 11th percentile

this county national median

33.43 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 84th percentile

this county national median

0.42 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 86th percentile

this county national median

1.76 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The total value of all assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 16th percentile

this county national median

34.56 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 91st percentile

this county national median

0.39 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 95th percentile

this county national median

11.80 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

County	State	α (absolute mobility)	β (persistence)	δ (extensive margin)	n
Anson	NC	30.85	0.337	8.24	400
Cabarrus	NC	38.64	0.344	13.43	1000
Chester	SC	33.77	0.283	12.35	450
Gaston	NC	34.68	0.375	11.82	1800
Iredell	NC	37.22	0.345	12.27	1000
Lancaster	SC	33.32	0.351	10.14	600
Lincoln	NC	37.98	0.338	6.75	500
Mecklenburg	NC	33.11	0.448	13.07	4900
Rowan	NC	35.83	0.361	10.42	1300
Union	NC	35.87	0.382	16.06	1100
York	SC	33.14	0.419	7.39	1500

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia

The five lenses at a glance