Social classes go way back to at least the Middle Ages — but classes such as the “lower class” and the “lower middle class” didn’t become a prominent part of our sociological lexicon ...

But as of 2022, a good 52% of Americans lived in a middle-class household, says Pew Research Center. Meanwhile, 28% of Americans are part of lower-income households, and only 19% are considered ...

The share of upper-middle-class households has been increasing, but so too has the share of the lower- and lower-middle-class households. Making a six-figure salary used to be thought of as ...

those with an income in the bottom 20 percentile will be identified as lower class, followed by lower-middle class (up to 40th percentile), middle class (up to 60th percentile), upper-middle class ...

Utah, Idaho, and Alaska had the highest share of residents in the middle class. Meanwhile, New York, Massachusetts, and Montana had the highest percentages of lower-class residents. These three ...

Lower-income and middle-class households saw their net worth increase at a faster rate than their higher-income peers early in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center report ...