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 ...

You've been hearing about the K-shaped economy and the shrinking middle class, but what does it actually mean to be in the middle class at all in the US today? For many, the label can describe a ...

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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, ...

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The income required to be considered middle class varies significantly by state and city, according to a new study from SmartAsset. Nashville middle-class income range is higher than the state average ...

In a recent report with Stephen Rose, I argued that the narrative of a “shrinking middle class” was based on a kernel of truth, but one that undermines economic pessimism. We showed that while 36 ...

Earlier this year, our report, “The Middle Class Is Shrinking Because of a Booming Upper-Middle Class,” argued that the narrative of a “hollowed-out middle class” rests on counterintuitive class ...

A SmartAsset study reveals the income range needed to be considered middle class in Georgia and its largest city.

Middle-class income can’t keep up with the rising cost of living in America. A new MoneyLion study indicates only two states experienced middle-class income increases of 10% or greater when compared ...