About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the most recent available government data. Roughly three-in-ten (28%) were in ...

This report examines key changes in the economic status of the American middle class from 1970 to 2023 and its demographic attributes in 2022. The historical analysis is based on U.S. Census Bureau ...

A Pew Research study found about 51% of Americans were living in middle-class households in 2023, down from 61% in 1971. But ...

Your household can earn more than $200,000 a year and still be considered part of the "middle class" in Massachusetts, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, ...

"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 ...

A recent study explored the income levels required to be considered middle class in each state, including Oregon. Oregon's cost of living is 12% higher than the national average, making it the eighth ...

How to tell which one you belong to among the various classes Reviewed by Michael J Boyle Fact checked by Pete Rathburn There are multiple ways of defining "middle class." The non-partisan think tank ...

The U.S. middle class is shrinking, but not because more Americans are poorer. Instead, more households are climbing into the echelons of the upper middle class due to income gains in recent decades, ...

Your household can earn more than $160,000 a year and still be considered part of the "middle class" in Rhode Island, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, ...