According to the United States Census Bureau, 1995 was a year of growth. For the first time in six years, households ...

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

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

From dining out to homeownership and travel, rising costs are putting once-common middle-class comforts out of reach for many ...

Yes, the middle class is hollowing out—because more are rising upward.

A new report shows the metro outperforms most of the U.S. on middle-class affordability, but many are still struggling to make ends meet.

The hollowing out of the middle class has become a bipartisan trope. President Trump’s supporters use this fear of household economic decline to justify his tariffs and industrial policies. Liberals ...

Think your budget is solid? Discover some key signs that may indicate your middle-class lifestyle might be draining your ...

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...

While the average middle-class income has increased slightly over the past decade, a great deal of their expenses, from healthcare to groceries, rent, and transportation, have become more expensive ...

The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling.