Wondering where you land on the economic spectrum? It can be tricky to pin down whether you consider yourself middle class, ...

A lot of people think the U.S. middle class is shrinking. 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 ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Have you ever caught yourself wondering, “Am I ...

Ever wonder where your income puts you compared to the rest of the country? I do. Not in a comparison-obsessed way, but more like a quick "Am I doing OK?" check-in kind of thing. The U.S. Census ...

Lower class, middle class, and upper class are all widely used, but rarely defined terms. For some people, lower class means living in poverty, upper class means a life of luxury, and middle class is ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

Most Americans will make it to some rung of the middle class. Here's how much you need to get to the next tier these days. "Essentially, every client we work with views themselves as middle class" - ...

By the third quarter of 2024, the middle 60% saw another drop in income share by 0.8 percentage points, despite an increase ...