Each row shows where Tulsa 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 37th percentile

this county national median

31.50 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 63rd percentile

this county national median

0.34 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 60th 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 29th percentile

this county national median

34.48 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 64th percentile

this county national median

0.34 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 76th percentile

this county national median

10.70 — 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 42nd percentile

this county national median

58.61 — 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 46th percentile

this county national median

-8.96 — 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 41st percentile

this county national median

37.20 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 71st percentile

this county national median

0.36 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 51st percentile

this county national median

-0.81 — 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 37th percentile

this county national median

38.60 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 68th percentile

this county national median

0.33 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 25th percentile

this county national median

0.08 — 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
Creek	OK	39.33	0.292	-6.01	1000
Okmulgee	OK	42.33	0.181	2.42	700
Osage	OK	39.52	0.281	-1.26	850
Pawnee	OK	36.30	0.312	-1.02	550
Rogers	OK	44.19	0.232	1.51	950
Tulsa	OK	36.93	0.382	1.01	5300
Wagoner	OK	39.39	0.282	-0.02	800

Tulsa

The five lenses at a glance