This report examines key changes in the economic status of the American middle class from 1970 to 2023 and its demographic attributes in 2022. The historical analysis is based on U.S. Census Bureau ...

About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the most recent available government data. Roughly three-in-ten (28%) were in ...

A new study shows that the middle class isn’t shrinking in the traditional sense, so much as it is splitting into two ...

Various forces shape individuals' economic classes beyond income, such as education level, marital status, home ownership status, the ability to take vacations and more. 54% of Americans self-identify ...

A Pew Research study found about 51% of Americans were living in middle-class households in 2023, down from 61% in 1971. But ...

America's middle class is shrinking, but not because people are getting poorer. Instead, more households are climbing the ladder, new research suggests.

Recent research highlights a significant increase in the upper middle class over the past 50 years, with its proportion rising from 10% in 1979 to 31% in 2024.

SmartAsset reports middle-class income varies widely in the U.S.; top states include Massachusetts ($209K+), while Mississippi has the lowest ($39K-$118K).

In 1965, the median household income was around $6,900 — enough to buy a home, raise a family, and still save money on a single salary. The postwar economy was built on structural supports like union ...

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The U.S. middle class is shrinking, but not because more Americans are poorer. Instead, more households are climbing into the echelons of the upper middle class due to income gains in recent decades, ...