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 ...

“Why do they always refer to the middle-class and never the lower-class—or is it just inferred?” So emailed an angry friend about party luminaries on the first day of the Democratic national ...

What income do you need to be upper, middle, or lower class? Based on 2021 data, here's what you would need to earn in order to be in each class: Take a look at these numbers and see where you ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...