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 ...

A six-figure income used to be shorthand for “rich.” Now, it’s barely enough to get by in many parts of the country.

After a year filled with economic uncertainty, inflation concerns and job market anxiety, many Americans are entering 2026 ...

The states where a $100,000 salary qualifies you as ‘lower middle class’: report - Cost-of-living issues are expected to be a ...

Various forces shape individuals' economic classes beyond income, such as education level, marital status, home ownership status, the ability to take vacations and more. 54% of Americans self-identify ...

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

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 $100,000 salary in states known for their high cost of living isn’t enough money to catapult Americans into the upper-middle class. New research from MoneyLion indicates $100,000 is still considered ...

Within that band, the lower third is classified as “lower-middle class.” In California, where the median household income hovers just above $100,000, the ceiling for lower-middle-class status ...

A new study concludes that a $100,000 income still ranks as lower middle class in 12 states, including California.

DENVER (KDVR) — Living in Colorado isn’t known to be cheap, with what it takes to have a “middle class” income in the state rising more than most. In several Colorado cities, however, even the ...