Each row shows where Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 30th percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 13th 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 36th percentile

this county national median

34.90 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 65th percentile

this county national median

0.35 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 96th percentile

this county national median

14.86 — 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 24th percentile

this county national median

53.69 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 78th percentile

this county national median

0.49 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 65th percentile

this county national median

-7.21 — 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 15th percentile

this county national median

34.13 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 89th percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

1.83 — 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 28th percentile

this county national median

36.35 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 81st percentile

this county national median

0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 79th percentile

this county national median

7.20 — 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
Boone	IN	—	—	—	500
Brown	IN	39.97	0.284	7.52	200
Hamilton	IN	47.38	0.301	12.57	1500
Hancock	IN	42.53	0.287	4.69	500
Hendricks	IN	45.21	0.256	4.73	850
Johnson	IN	36.52	0.384	4.25	1000
Madison	IN	35.77	0.330	3.72	1200
Marion	IN	31.49	0.409	7.15	6400
Morgan	IN	36.79	0.296	9.01	650
Shelby	IN	42.04	0.321	5.64	450
Tipton	IN	40.00	0.309	16.15	250

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood

The five lenses at a glance