Each row shows where Milwaukee-Waukesha 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 41st percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

0.37 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 89th 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 43rd percentile

this county national median

35.95 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 63rd percentile

this county national median

0.38 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 92nd percentile

this county national median

13.13 — 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 46th percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

0.43 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 14th percentile

this county national median

-13.75 — 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 49th percentile

this county national median

38.79 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 79th percentile

this county national median

0.41 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 33rd percentile

this county national median

-2.26 — 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 38th percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

0.40 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 40th percentile

this county national median

2.03 — 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
Milwaukee	WI	31.43	0.463	-0.74	9300
Ozaukee	WI	43.66	0.355	6.07	1100
Washington	WI	45.42	0.325	7.16	1600
Waukesha	WI	47.12	0.320	4.79	4800

Milwaukee-Waukesha

The five lenses at a glance