Each row shows where Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 33rd percentile

this county national median

30.54 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 74th percentile

this county national median

0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 74th 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 32nd percentile

this county national median

34.57 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 70th percentile

this county national median

0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 90th percentile

this county national median

12.97 — 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 22nd percentile

this county national median

54.05 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 72nd percentile

this county national median

0.45 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 48th percentile

this county national median

-9.23 — 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 61st percentile

this county national median

39.34 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 82nd percentile

this county national median

0.40 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 61st percentile

this county national median

-0.88 — 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 35th percentile

this county national median

38.26 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 87th percentile

this county national median

0.37 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 82nd percentile

this county national median

7.73 — 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
Collin	TX	42.79	0.372	12.98	4800
Dallas	TX	35.12	0.405	9.10	17000
Denton	TX	43.63	0.322	4.18	4700
Ellis	TX	38.05	0.336	6.85	1400
Hunt	TX	38.05	0.275	2.04	1100
Johnson	TX	42.61	0.269	3.66	1400
Kaufman	TX	39.60	0.310	6.16	1000
Parker	TX	43.10	0.275	5.39	1300
Rockwall	TX	39.64	0.356	10.38	450
Tarrant	TX	37.70	0.382	6.68	13000
Wise	TX	38.20	0.327	5.59	750

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

The five lenses at a glance