Each row shows where Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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 36th percentile

this county national median

30.48 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 58th percentile

this county national median

0.33 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 31st 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 39th percentile

this county national median

34.78 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 57th percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

12.73 — 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 20th percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

0.46 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 87th percentile

this county national median

-4.19 — 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 18th percentile

this county national median

33.14 — 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 94th percentile

this county national median

3.69 — 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 30th percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

0.37 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 89th percentile

this county national median

10.11 — 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
Lapeer	MI	43.87	0.258	4.10	1500
Livingston	MI	45.93	0.267	7.81	1800
Macomb	MI	42.64	0.306	12.34	7900
Oakland	MI	38.30	0.394	15.45	11500
St. Clair	MI	38.43	0.299	7.60	2300
Wayne	MI	30.89	0.407	6.94	19000

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn

The five lenses at a glance