The top 1% saw its share of household income double from 1979 to 2022, going from 9% to 18%, the CBO said. The middle cohort ...

The middle class is indeed shrinking, but new research reveals the trend is actually good news.

This browser does not support the Video element. According to the data, the middle-class household income averages across the U.S. ranged between $52,000 and $98,000 in 2024. Income levels required to ...

Americans who earn at least $95,000 in seven major cities break through the lowest end of upper-middle class income. These ...

The income needed to maintain middle-class status in the United States has risen—and Rhode Island is in the top 15 most expensive states, according to calculations by SmartAsset. Reaching middle-class ...

With an ever-increasing cost of living in America, tariff price hikes and an uncertain labor market, it can often feel like city living simply isn’t cost-effective for the American middle class.

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

Defining yourself within the American middle classes can be tricky. Your social class is based on more than just your salary; it depends on everything from where you live to how you live. In the U.S., ...

Ali Hussain has a background that consists of a career in finance with large financial institutions and in journalism covering business. CG Tan / Getty Images If your household income was between ...

The surprising resilience of the US economy this year is masking underlying weakness among low- and middle-income households, as higher-income Americans continue to drive growth. This dichotomy ...