Metropolitan statistical area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
CA · 12.87M residents · CBSA 31080
Total wealth · absolute mobility 63rd percentile nationally
Higher is better.
Share: County-by-county total wealth on absolute mobility. Color shows each county's position
on the national distribution
(how to read the map).
The five lenses at a glance
Each row shows where Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim sits on the national distribution for one
economic concept across all three mobility measures.
Total income
All income a person receives, including wages and transfers.
α Absolute mobility 73rd percentile
this county national median
37.71 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 16th percentile
this county national median
0.27 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 97th percentile
this county national median
The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.
Labor income
Income earned from work (wages and salaries).
α Absolute mobility 71st percentile
this county national median
40.41 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 14th percentile
this county national median
0.26 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 39th percentile
this county national median
7.62 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.
Homeownership
The probability of owning a home (the extensive margin of housing wealth).
α Absolute mobility 1st percentile
this county national median
42.26 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 22nd percentile
this county national median
0.34 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 95th percentile
this county national median
-2.07 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.
Housing wealth
The value of housing assets a person holds.
α Absolute mobility 85th percentile
this county national median
42.09 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 48th percentile
this county national median
0.30 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 90th percentile
this county national median
1.35 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.
Total wealth
The total value of all assets a person holds.
α Absolute mobility 62nd percentile
this county national median
42.86 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 62nd percentile
this county national median
0.30 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 76th percentile
this county national median
6.02 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.
Constituent counties (2)
Raw α / β / δ values for total wealth across each county in the metro.
| County | State | α (absolute mobility) | β (persistence) | δ (extensive margin) | n |
|---|
| Los Angeles | CA | 41.76 | 0.304 | 5.52 | 69500 |
| Orange | CA | 46.42 | 0.291 | 7.62 | 21500 |