According to the United States Census Bureau, 1995 was a year of growth. For the first time in six years, households ...

The share of families classified as upper-middle class has jumped from 10% in 1979 to 31% in 2024, the report found. For the ...

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

From dining out to homeownership and travel, rising costs are putting once-common middle-class comforts out of reach for many ...

Think your budget is solid? Discover some key signs that may indicate your middle-class lifestyle might be draining your ...

A new report shows the metro outperforms most of the U.S. on middle-class affordability, but many are still struggling to make ends meet.

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

GOBankingRates referred to the Pew Research Center’s definition of middle class as two-thirds to double the median household income to determine the cities where a six-figure income is considered ...

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 ...