A new MoneyLion report finds that in 12 high-cost states, a $100,000 household income falls into the lower-middle-class tier. This shift reflects rising costs, stagnant wage growth, and the ...

A $100,000 annual income isn’t enough to break out of the lower middle class ranks in some parts of California, a study found. The national study by MoneyLion found 12 states, including California, ...

New data shows that in California, a household needs between about $63,674 and $191,042 to be considered middle class, but in high-cost cities like San Francisco or San Jose, the threshold is much ...