Plenty of Americans describe themselves as middle class because they have a car, a decent apartment, or a streaming bundle, ...

America's middle class is not just feeling squeezed, it is objectively shrinking and losing ground in the national economy.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Every election cycle, politicians focus on talking to the middle class. Clearly, that’s where most people live. But the ...

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.

Spoiler alert: It costs much more in 2025 to be considered “middle class” than it did in 1990. And that makes sense, given that both wages and the cost of living have increased significantly over the ...

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 ...

A recent study explored the income levels required to be considered middle class in each state, including Oregon. Oregon's cost of living is 12% higher than the national average, making it the eighth ...