How the middle class was hollowed out from 1979 to 2022, according to new federal data

The top 1% saw its share of household income double from 1979 to 2022, going from 9% to 18%, the CBO said. The middle cohort ...

Here’s the Minimum Net Worth To Be Considered Upper Middle Class in Your 60s

Find out the minimum net worth needed to qualify as upper middle class in your 60s and learn how your savings, assets and ...

Struggling to afford kids, marriage, or a car? The new reality for the middle class

Geography now defines middle-class life as much as income does.Shrinking middle class numbers reveal deeper shifts in how ...
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What It’s Like Going From Middle Class to Upper Middle Class

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. stockphoto mania / Shutterstock.com Moving up the financial ladder doesn’t always look the way people expect. According to a 2024 ...
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To Be Considered Upper Middle Class Nowadays You Only Have To Have These 11 Things

To be considered upper middle class in today’s economy, a study based on 2023 Census Bureau data argues you must have a median salary between $117K and $150K. Of course, income not only varies widely ...

4 Things the Upper-Middle Class Can Afford That the Rest of Us Can’t

From niche hobbies to sneaky conveniences, here are a few things the upper-middle class can afford that the rest of us can ...

Mamdani housing czar called ‘White, middle-class homeowners’ a ‘huge problem' during 2021 podcast appearance

NYC's new tenant protection chief Cea Weaver previously called "White, middle-class homeowners' a 'huge problem' for renters ...
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11 Things That Are Becoming Luxuries For The Middle Class Now But Used To Be Attainable

While middle class families have never been defined by the same financial freedom that upper-class wealthy households have, they've almost always had a level of financial comfortability that set them ...

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 ...

Is Driving A BMW Instead Of A Toyota A Sign Of Upper-Middle-Class Life? Here's Why That Assumption Often Doesn't Hold

When you see someone cruising around in a shiny new BMW, it’s easy to assume they’re doing well financially. Maybe even upper ...
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The American Middle Class Is Shrinking, And That's OK

The good news is that Americans have never been richer. The bad news is that most of them don’t feel like it. There has been tremendous growth in income and wealth in the U.S. in the last half century ...

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 ...