Humphrey Yang says the number for middle-class existence is now higher than most people make, but also offers up some ...

Middle-class paychecks in the United States are larger on paper than they were in 1980, yet the lifestyle those earnings can reliably support has shifted in ways that are far more complicated than a ...

Do you think you're middle-class in Tennessee? Depending on inflation and your cost of living, what defines people as "middle class" changes and evolves. This informal socioeconomic tier is often ...

Here's the story of income inequality in America over the past 40 years. Hover over each line to identify household income, and click through to see the percentage growth over the past 40 years. The ...

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 ...

Think you're middle class in Mississippi? Cost of living, inflation and the community you live can help define what qualifies as "middle class," but the idea is always changing. It's usually defined ...

Earning a household income of $150,000 might sound like a lot, but in many of the biggest cities in the U.S. it still puts you squarely in the middle class. Middle-class households earn between ...

A middle-class income ranges all the way from two-thirds to twice the median income, which means that homes are affordable for some middle-class Americans but not others. A recent Zoocasa report ...

A recent study explored the income levels required to be considered middle class in each state, including Oregon. Oregon's cost of living is 12% higher than the national average, making it the eighth ...