Each row shows where Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 56th percentile

this county national median

34.61 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 12th percentile

this county national median

0.26 — 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.

Income earned from work (wages and salaries).

α Absolute mobility 46th percentile

this county national median

36.77 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 31st percentile

this county national median

0.29 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 50th percentile

this county national median

8.32 — 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 2nd percentile

this county national median

45.28 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 27th percentile

this county national median

0.35 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 91st percentile

this county national median

-4.06 — 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 82nd percentile

this county national median

41.70 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 47th percentile

this county national median

0.30 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 72nd percentile

this county national median

-0.15 — 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 52nd percentile

this county national median

41.00 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 51st percentile

this county national median

0.28 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 68th percentile

this county national median

4.99 — 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
Riverside	CA	41.03	0.274	6.13	12000
San Bernardino	CA	40.98	0.292	4.01	14000

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

The five lenses at a glance