Here’s the Minimum Net Worth Considered To Be Upper Middle Class at 50

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

Is the middle class shrinking or just struggling?

“The middle class is shrinking” might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify ...

The Middle Class Is Shrinking As The Upper-Middle Class Booms, Grows From 10% To 31%, Report Says

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

The Income Needed To Be Upper-Middle Class in the 50 Largest US Cities

Americans who earn at least $95,000 in seven major cities break through the lowest end of upper-middle class income. These ...
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9 Things Middle-Class Americans Can't Afford To Buy Anymore

Data now shows that comfortable amenities like gym memberships and rooftop solar panels are no longer as commonplace in the ...
USA Today

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

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...
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11 Activities Upper Middle Class People Think Are Normal That Everyone Else Can’t Afford

While the average middle-class income has increased slightly over the past decade, a great deal of their expenses, from healthcare to groceries, rent, and transportation, have become more expensive ...
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How Middle Class Income in 1990 Compares to 2025

Spoiler alert: It costs much more in 2025 to be considered “middle class” than it did in 1990. And that makes sense, given that both wages and the cost of living have increased significantly over the ...
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A Six-Figure Income Is ‘Lower-Middle Class’ in These High-Cost Cities

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 ...