Are You Upper, Middle, or Lower Class? Here's the Income Cutoff

To land in the top 20% of U.S. households, you'll need to earn $153,001 or more. Here's where your income puts you, plus what ...

Here’s the Salary Needed To Be Middle Class vs. the Salary Needed for the American Dream in Every State

With rising cost of living, inflation and tariff costs (along with struggling employment levels), is the middle class still ...

I’m Middle Class: This Is How Much I Spend Every Week

Discover how one member of the middle class balances groceries, gas and small indulgences on a budget. Plus, learn how he ...

When Almost Nobody Can Afford Kids, Marriage, or a New Car—Has the 'Middle Class' Just Disappeared?

Discover why life milestones feel out of reach, how the middle class is shifting, and what it means for your financial future ...

Where's the prosperity? Middle class Americans aren't feeling it.

Consumer confidence has been falling for most of the past year. On a closely watched index, consumer sentiment sagged to 55.4 ...

How Much Income Puts You in the Upper, Middle, or Lower Class?

The top 20% of earners make $153,001 or more. See how much income it takes to be considered upper, middle, or lower class.
InvestmentNews

How is middle-class America holding up financially as headwinds continue to blow?

The American Council of Life Insurers has released its October 2025 Financial Resilience Index this week, measuring how well middle-income households manage financial challenges and plan for long-term ...
Washington Examiner

Slotkin unveils her ‘Economic War Plan’ to help Democrats win back the middle class

“I believe deep in our bones that if we lose the middle class, and by association the American dream, we will lose our democracy and our American country,” Slotkin said. “This is the existential ...