A Pew Research study found about 51% of Americans were living in middle-class households in 2023, down from 61% in 1971. But ...
Opinion: Decades of trade policy reshaped America's economy and strengthened a global rival.
Rent, food and other costs are cheaper than the national average. A duplex boom is attracting middle-income earners to the ...
A new study shows that the middle class isn’t shrinking in the traditional sense, so much as it is splitting into two ...
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.
Economic growth since the 1970s has lifted some boats higher than others.
Often, the expectations that come with the term "middle class" include reaching home ownership, raising kids, having the comfort of modest emergency funds and retirement savings, and the occasional ...