Metropolitan statistical area

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford

FL  · 2.76M residents  · CBSA 36740

Total wealth · absolute mobility
32nd percentile nationally

Higher is better.

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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 22nd percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 22th percentile
    this county national median

    28.19 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 73rd percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 73th percentile
    this county national median

    0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 2nd percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 2th 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 16th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 16th percentile
    this county national median

    31.79 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 77th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 77th percentile
    this county national median

    0.37 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 88th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 88th percentile
    this county national median

    12.56 — 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 5th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 5th percentile
    this county national median

    48.16 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 84th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 84th percentile
    this county national median

    0.48 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 86th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 86th percentile
    this county national median

    -4.51 — 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 20th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 20th percentile
    this county national median

    35.25 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 83rd percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 83th percentile
    this county national median

    0.39 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 89th percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 89th percentile
    this county national median

    1.40 — 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 31st percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 31th percentile
    this county national median

    37.55 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.

  • β Persistence 81st percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 81th percentile
    this county national median

    0.35 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.

  • δ Extensive margin 91st percentile
    National median: 50th percentileThis county: 91th percentile
    this county national median

    11.17 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Constituent counties (4)

Raw α / β / δ values for total wealth across each county in the metro.

CountyStateα (absolute mobility)β (persistence)δ (extensive margin)n
LakeFL36.280.3278.171300
OrangeFL36.190.36412.986400
OsceolaFL41.250.2453.241300
SeminoleFL39.410.36712.053000

About the data

These estimates are small-area (Fay–Herriot) county-level mobility statistics from the working paper Lands of Opportunity (Binder, Risch & Voorheis 2026, NBER WP 35219). Metro values shown here are population-weighted means of constituent county estimates. See the methodology page for a full description, and the user guide for how to navigate the explorer.