The states where middle-class income is growing most – and 2 where it’s shrinking

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

The Middle Class Isn’t Disappearing — It’s Splitting in Half

A new study shows that the middle class isn’t shrinking in the traditional sense, so much as it is splitting into two ...

ChatGPT Shares the Salary You Need To Be Upper-Middle Class in Each State

Upper-middle class means different things depending on where you live. I asked ChatGPT what household income qualifies in ...

The upper middle class is now the largest income group in the U.S.

America's middle class is shrinking, but not because people are getting poorer. Instead, more households are climbing the ladder, new research suggests.

Can you really retire a millionaire on a middle-class salary? Here's the math.

Becoming a millionaire can be much more achievable than you think.

$100K qualifies as ‘lower-middle class’ in these 12 states

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

How Much Do You Need to be Upper-Middle Class? WSJ Reporter Explains

News moves fast, and there's not always time to untangle the complex forces driving the day's biggest stories. WSJ Explains breaks down big market moves, business and economic trends, and scientific ...

Staggering six-figure income now means you’re ‘lower-middle class’ in 12 states — including California

A six-figure income used to mean you’d made it — but those days are long gone for Californians and residents of several other ...

How much has the middle class changed in the Wabash Valley over the last decade

MoneyLion's new study shows that the middle class in the Wabash Valley has grown in income by more than 10% in 35 states and ...
WBUR

Poll: Many Mass. families think they're middle class — but say it's a struggle to make ends meet

Michael Sullivan appears to know just about everyone who works at Boston's South Station, from train conductors and ticket agents to the people fielding questions at the information desk. "How are you ...
The New York Times

The ‘Middle’

“Americans want policies that give every American a chance to make it to the middle class.” ¶ Middletown ¶ “A leader who understands the middle class because she grew up in the middle class.” ¶ ...

Remember California’s Middle Class Tax Refund? Your deadline to use the money is Thursday

Thursday is the final day for Californians to use any remaining funds on their Middle Class Tax Refund debit cards, a ...