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

Trump’s tariffs, tax cuts and Medicaid reductions could raise costs and offer limited middle‑class relief, increasing ...

Geography now defines middle-class life as much as income does.Shrinking middle class numbers reveal deeper shifts in how ...

ChatGPT started with the basics. In 1971, about 61% of American adults lived in middle-income households. By 2021, that number had dropped to 50%. That’s a massive shift in just 50 years. But the ...

The share of families classified as upper-middle class has jumped from 10% in 1979 to 31% in 2024, the report found. For the ...

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 ...

Ali Hussain has a background that consists of a career in finance with large financial institutions and in journalism covering business. CG Tan / Getty Images If your household income was between ...

WASHINGTON – The American Council of Life Insurers released its July 2025 Financial Resilience Index measuring middle-class households’ ability to manage financial challenges and plan for a stable ...

For people who grew up middle class, wealth is all about belonging and community. Considering the number of households that are categorized as middle class is quickly shrinking, it’s not surprising ...

In the United States and other developed countries, the middle-class has long been the indicator of a strong economy. They’re our teachers, accountants, nurses and more. Having a healthy middle class ...