Upper-middle-class status has always been a moving target, but in 2025 the bar has shifted higher and become more dependent ...

Home to roughly 20 million people, New York is the No. 4 most populous state in America. Its sprawling landmass stretches from Canada to the Mid-Atlantic, and hosts some of the country’s most diverse ...

Moving up the financial ladder doesn’t always look the way people expect. According to a 2024 Gallup Poll, 54% of Americans self-identify as middle class. Going from middle class to upper middle class ...

Have you ever wondered where you actually stand in America's economic hierarchy? It's honestly one of those questions that keeps people up at night. The lines between financial classes have always ...

“Middle class” is often used as a monolithic term. When politicians invoke it, they’re referring to anyone who isn’t wildly wealthy or who wouldn’t classify as financially disadvantaged. But there’s ...

A Business Insider analysis finds varying income levels between states that qualify as middle class, lower class, and upper class.

About one in four U.S. households spends more than 95% of their income on necessities, according to a 2024 Bank of America Institute analysis. Even among households earning over $150,000, roughly 20% ...

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 ...

Though terms like these can’t fully encapsulate people’s specific financial realities, they can be useful. The differences between how the lower middle class and upper middle class are living can ...