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 ...

When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one survey.

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 ...

If you feel like the basic building blocks of the middle-class American Dream — a house, two cars and a few children — have become an increasingly impossible dream to financially afford, you’re not ...

Building an upper-class lifestyle requires more than just a bigger paycheck, though. Income certainly helps, sure, but research suggests that consistent financial habits can play just as important a ...

How Long Will It Last? One of the great myths about America is that we are a middle class society. That is, most of us fit between the extremes of wealth and poverty. This myth may have originated ...

A 2026 study from SmartAsset breaks down the income needed to be considered middle class in Georgia and cities like Atlanta.

One overlooked bit from the strong November jobs report was the gap between the 0.4% monthly rise in hourly earnings for all private, nonfarm workers and the 0.2% rise for private-sector production ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Alex Ossola: A day before President Trump's deadline on Iran, the country rejects ...