"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...
Methodology: For this study, MoneyLion analyzed each state to find the line where upper-middle class begins. Median household income was sourced from the 2024 1-year U.S. Census American Community ...
Spoiler alert: It costs much more in 2025 to be considered “middle class” than it did in 1990. And that makes sense, given that both wages and the cost of living have increased significantly over the ...