The middle class, once the dominant financial demographic in America, has been steadily shrinking over the past 50 years.

As the increasing costs continue to outpace your monthly budget, you might be noticing that you are generally priced out of ...

The boundaries that define both classifications are loose, blurry and fairly arbitrary. But the degree to which you possess five defining characteristics can help you determine your rung on the ...

If you grew up in an upper middle class household, you've likely taken one or more of these experiences for granted.

This chasm between median household incomes among lower-income families to more affluent upper-middle-class individuals could grow wider in the future. Looking ahead to the next five years ...

You may assume that American upper-middle-class households are comprised of people earning the exact same income, and if you just reach that set number, you too will become an elite member of this ...

For a single person in Knoxville, the middle-class salary range starts at $29,847 and tops out at $89,540 before taxes, according to a Pew Research income tier calculator. The Tennessee median ...

While the middle class has shrunk, the number of adults in the upper-income tier has increased from 14% in 1971 to 21% in 2021, according to Pew. But so has the number in the lower-income tier ...

The median household income for the upper middle class in the United States is between $106,092 and $149,160. The Pew Research Center analysis estimates that lower-income households had incomes less ...