The Minimum Net Worth of Middle-Class Couples Approaching Retirement

Here’s the minimum net worth many middle-class couples need as retirement nears, and how to tell if your savings are on track ...
Los Angeles Times

Is the middle class shrinking or just struggling?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “The middle class is shrinking” might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to ...
AOL

Here’s the Line Between Middle Class and Upper-Middle Class in Every State in 2026

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed each U.S. State to find the line between middle-middle class and upper-middle class. For each state a number of factors were sourced including; ...
Reason

Yes, the Middle Class Is Shrinking—Because It's Moving Up

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...
The Boston Globe

It’s affordability, stupid: A conversation about the disappearing middle class in Massachusetts

When we think of middle class life, several things come to mind: owning a home, stable childcare, food in the pantry, a sense of security. But as the rich get richer in Massachusetts, the middle class ...
Cleveland.com

Is the Ohio middle class shrinking? It depends on who you ask.

WASHINGTON — Ask two experts on Ohio’s economy whether the American middle class is shrinking, and you’ll get two very different answers. Both will have data to back them up. “The good news is we’re ...
Yahoo

Americans can’t agree on what ‘middle class’ means anymore, and they’re debating it in the comments of TikTok home tours

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The comment sections of TikTok’s “middle-class house tours” feature thousands of Americans arguing about what qualifies as middle ...
The Print on MSN

Is the American middle class really shrinking? What a 45-year study says

Nobody can agree on what's going on with the middle class in the United States. Why are Americans feeling broke while making more?
The Burlington Free Press

Are you middle class? See data for Vermont middle class

Your household can earn more than $160,000 a year and still be considered part of the "middle class" in Vermont, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, about ...
The Bulletin

Think you’re middle class in Connecticut? Here’s the income range

Your household can earn more than $190,000 a year and still be considered part of the "middle class" in Connecticut, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, about ...
Telegram

Think you’re middle class in Massachusetts? Here’s the income range

Your household can earn more than $200,000 a year and still be considered part of the "middle class" in Massachusetts, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, ...