When more families cross into the upper middle class, that's a success. Don't let politicians sabotage upward mobility.

What is considered middle class? It might take more money than you think to reach this income tier. The Pew Research Center defines middle class, or middle-income households, as those with incomes ...

America's middle class is not just feeling squeezed, it is objectively shrinking and losing ground in the national economy.

The share of families classified as upper-middle class has jumped from 10% in 1979 to 31% in 2024, the report found. For the ...

Plenty of Americans describe themselves as middle class because they have a car, a decent apartment, or a streaming bundle, ...

Every election cycle, politicians focus on talking to the middle class. Clearly, that’s where most people live. But the ...

There’s good news for Americans who don’t yet earn a six-figure income and want to join the upper-middle class. The lowest end of upper-middle class income is under $95,000 in ...

A new report shows the metro outperforms most of the U.S. on middle-class affordability, but many are still struggling to make ends meet.

GOBankingRates referred to the Pew Research Center’s definition of middle class as two-thirds to double the median household income to determine the cities where a six-figure income is considered ...

Being considered middle class has gotten more expensive over the years, and Delaware households are no exception. Rising costs of living, inflation and stagnant wages have reshaped what “middle-class” ...