Each row shows where Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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 70th percentile

this county national median

37.44 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 20th percentile

this county national median

0.28 — 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 65th percentile

this county national median

39.93 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 29th percentile

this county national median

0.28 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 69th percentile

this county national median

9.70 — 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

45.05 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 75th percentile

this county national median

0.45 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 99th percentile

this county national median

0.37 — 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 87th percentile

this county national median

42.49 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 80th percentile

this county national median

0.38 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 96th percentile

this county national median

3.19 — 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 74th percentile

this county national median

45.30 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 60th percentile

this county national median

0.30 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 62nd percentile

this county national median

5.33 — 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
El Dorado	CA	47.45	0.280	11.35	1300
Placer	CA	49.16	0.288	8.18	2200
Sacramento	CA	44.48	0.299	2.68	9500
Yolo	CA	42.59	0.336	13.81	1300

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

The five lenses at a glance