Each row shows where Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler 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 40th percentile

this county national median

32.02 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 49th percentile

this county national median

0.32 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 93rd 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 38th percentile

this county national median

35.74 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 50th percentile

this county national median

0.32 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 85th percentile

this county national median

11.81 — 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 9th percentile

this county national median

50.54 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 83rd percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

-4.79 — 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 36th percentile

this county national median

36.57 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 88th percentile

this county national median

0.40 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 94th percentile

this county national median

2.41 — 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 42nd percentile

this county national median

39.34 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 88th percentile

this county national median

0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 74th percentile

this county national median

5.83 — 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
Maricopa	AZ	39.65	0.365	6.36	22500
Pinal	AZ	34.42	0.313	-2.69	1400

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler

The five lenses at a glance