SmartAsset calculated that the average salary range for the middle class is $49,478 to $148,450 across the 100 largest cities ...

What does it really mean to be middle class these days? The question sounds simple, yet the answer changes depending on ...

ChatGPT broke down why America's middle class fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in the 2020s, covering stagnant wages, rising ...

There has been tremendous growth in income and wealth in the U.S. in the last half century, even for poorer and middle-class households. But because of the nature of that growth, as well as the ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- More than six in 10 people in the American middle class cite enjoying life (63%) and being healthy and fit (61%) as top priorities in life, according to ...

With an ever-increasing cost of living in America, tariff price hikes and an uncertain labor market, it can often feel like city living simply isn’t cost-effective for the American middle class.

Middle class Americans are in trouble — at least according to Grant Cardone. The businessman recently shared a Tik Tok video expressing concern for those who fall into this economic category. “The ...

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, ...

The U.S. economy is productive, wages and incomes are healthy, and consumer spending remains robust. Real income has risen for people across all age brackets and marital statuses, and as more women ...

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 ...

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 family ...