Middle-class life in the United States has always been defined less by a single number and more by a bundle of expectations: a stable home, a reliable car, some savings, and a shot at college for the ...

In America, everyone is middle class. And if everyone is middle class, no one is middle class. There is, in fact, no universal definition, so it’s as much defined by education and cultural background ...

Are you considered middle class in California? California ranked among the five priciest states in the nation for middle-class living in 2025, according to a recent analysis by personal finance site ...

(Stacker) - For middle-class Americans, the dream has long been a life of reasonable comfort—a stable home, the ability to save enough money to retire, and enough left over for periodic splurges like ...

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 ...

The middle class as we know it emerged in the post-World War II era. This cohort, sandwiched between the wealthy and the working class, makes up the biggest percentage of Americans, but that could be ...

While it's a popular political refrain to say the middle class is shrinking, we all wonder how we compare to our neighbors and to the generations that came before us. About half of all U.S. adults–52% ...

Being middle class in Utah is getting more expensive. SmartAsset, an online platform for financial advice and information, calculated the middle-class income ranges for 100 major U.S. cities – none in ...

In the United States and other developed countries, the middle-class has long been the indicator of a strong economy. They’re our teachers, accountants, nurses and more. Having a healthy middle class ...

Since replacing her boss atop the 2024 Democratic ticket, Kamala Harris has cast herself as an agent of generational change who would open "a new way forward" for the American people. But even if a ...