The top 1% saw its share of household income double from 1979 to 2022, going from 9% to 18%, the CBO said. The middle cohort ...

Find out the minimum net worth needed to qualify as upper middle class in your 60s and learn how your savings, assets and financial planning compare.

See how your net worth compares at age 50 and what qualifies as upper middle class. Plus, key factors that shape financial ...

“You’re on middle-class footing in your 20s when your net worth is positive, an emergency fund is real and liquid, retirement ...

Yes, the middle class is hollowing out—because more are rising upward.

Trump’s tariffs, tax cuts and Medicaid reductions could raise costs and offer limited middle‑class relief, increasing ...

The comment sections of TikTok’s “middle-class house tours” feature thousands of Americans arguing about what qualifies as middle class in 2025. Viral videos of average homes are sparking comment ...

That said, the shifts in middle-class household income requirements have not been the same in every state. In some states, the household income range of the middle class hasn’t increased quite as much ...

In recent years, defining the middle class has become a slippery issue for economists. That’s largely because the income range that institutions use to define this cohort is so broad. According to the ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, 1995 was a year of growth. For the first time in six years, households ...

The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling.

The term middle-class has no precise, widely accepted definition, and, as a result, household income is commonly used as a proxy for middle class status. But, because both the cost of living, and what ...