Here’s the Minimum Net Worth Considered To Be Upper Middle Class at 50

See how your net worth compares at age 50 and what qualifies as upper middle class. Plus, key factors that shape financial ...
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What Income Level Is Considered Middle Class in Your State?

What is considered middle class? It might take more money than you think to reach this income tier. The Pew Research Center defines middle class, or middle-income households, as those with incomes ...

The Middle Class Is Shrinking As The Upper-Middle Class Booms, Grows From 10% To 31%, Report Says

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 Income Needed To Be Upper-Middle Class in the 50 Largest US Cities

There’s good news for Americans who don’t yet earn a six-figure income and want to join the upper-middle class. The lowest end of upper-middle class income is under $95,000 in ...

Is the Middle Class ‘Shrinking’ or ‘Struggling’? The Difference Is Important.

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

American families now need at least $280,000 a year to be 'middle class' in some US cities

For many American households, the idea of being 'middle class' no longer feels like the comfortable lifestyle it used to ...
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Here’s the Salary Needed To Be Middle Class vs. the Salary Needed for the American Dream in Every State

With rising cost of living, inflation and tariff costs (along with struggling employment levels), is the middle class still capable of attaining the American dream? To answer such a question, ...
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Central Ohio’s shrinking middle class seeks affordable options

Every election cycle, politicians focus on talking to the middle class. Clearly, that’s where most people live. But the ...
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A Six-Figure Income Is ‘Lower-Middle Class’ in These High-Cost Cities

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 ...
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Is your income middle class in Delaware? Here’s the range

Being considered middle class has gotten more expensive over the years, and Delaware households are no exception. Rising costs of living, inflation and stagnant wages have reshaped what “middle-class” ...
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Are you middle class? Here's what it takes to be middle class in Rhode Island in 2025

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 ...