Geography now defines middle-class life as much as income does.Shrinking middle class numbers reveal deeper shifts in how ...

The middle class is indeed shrinking, but new research reveals the trend is actually good news.

According to the Pew Research Center, the middle class is shrinking. In 1971, 61% of Americans lived in middle-income households. By 2023, that number had dropped to just 51%. As more people shift ...

In recent years, defining the middle class has become a slippery issue for economists. That’s largely because the income range that institutions use to define this cohort is so broad. According to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brocreative / Shutterstock.com If you’ve lived in California for a while, you’ve probably noticed that what once felt “comfortable ...

The term middle-class has no precise, widely accepted definition, and, as a result, household income is commonly used as a proxy for middle class status. But, because both the cost of living, and what ...

See how your net worth compares at age 50 and what qualifies as upper middle class. Plus, key factors that shape financial ...

DENVER (KDVR) –The income that qualifies for “middle-class” has changed drastically over the last decade, and the range for Colorado’s middle-class has jumped more than most states, according to a new ...

As tacky as it may sound, there are some things that are simply easier to face when you have enough money to handle it. There are a lot of uncomfortable things middle class people waste years avoiding ...

If you’ve lived in California for a while, you’ve probably noticed that what once felt “comfortable” financially doesn’t quite stretch as far as it used to. Prices for housing, groceries and even a ...