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

When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one survey.

When more families cross into the upper middle class, that's a success. Don't let politicians sabotage upward mobility.

Trump’s tariffs, tax cuts and Medicaid reductions could raise costs and offer limited middle‑class relief, increasing ...

Find out the minimum net worth needed to qualify as upper middle class in your 60s and learn how your savings, assets and financial planning compare.

The $37 trillion national debt will not be paid for by America’s middle class. How we know this is the $37 trillion in debt itself, along with the accepted truth that soon enough $37 trillion will be ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

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

Americans who earn at least $95,000 in seven major cities break through the lowest end of upper-middle class income. These ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dennis Hallinan / Getty Images In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. kate_sept2004 / iStock.com Determining whether you’re rich or part of the middle class can be tricky. So many factors can eat into ...