America's middle class is not just feeling squeezed, it is objectively shrinking and losing ground in the national economy.

What is considered middle class? It might take more money than you think to reach this income tier. The Pew Research Center defines middle class, or middle-income households, as those with incomes ...

Plenty of Americans describe themselves as middle class because they have a car, a decent apartment, or a streaming bundle, ...

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

In Alabama, the definition of middle class varies widely depending on where you live and the cost of living. A recent analysis by GoBankingRates sheds light on the income levels needed to be ...

A recent study explored the income levels required to be considered middle class in each state, including Oregon. Oregon's cost of living is 12% higher than the national average, making it the eighth ...

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 ...

GOBankingRates referred to the Pew Research Center’s definition of middle class as two-thirds to double the median household income to determine the cities where a six-figure income is considered ...

The next time you look at your paycheck, multiply it by two. The figure you arrive at could be what your paycheck looks like in 2050 if income trends follow the same pattern as the past 25 years — at ...