Each row shows where San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 25th percentile

this county national median

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

this county national median

0.38 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 71st 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 18th percentile

this county national median

32.53 — 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 79th percentile

this county national median

10.91 — 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 14th percentile

this county national median

52.87 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 74th percentile

this county national median

0.45 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 57th percentile

this county national median

-7.99 — 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 43rd percentile

this county national median

37.27 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 90th percentile

this county national median

0.41 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 67th percentile

this county national median

-0.58 — 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 36th percentile

this county national median

38.54 — 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 41st percentile

this county national median

2.49 — 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
Atascosa	TX	37.79	0.314	5.82	550
Bandera	TX	41.10	0.264	11.25	250
Bexar	TX	37.86	0.301	1.25	13000
Comal	TX	44.08	0.286	10.65	750
Guadalupe	TX	40.17	0.280	2.49	850
Kendall	TX	40.65	0.343	8.29	200
Medina	TX	39.61	0.270	7.31	600
Wilson	TX	42.88	0.256	6.73	450

San Antonio-New Braunfels

The five lenses at a glance