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 ...

As the IRS released its annual inflation adjustments for Tax Year 2026, the implications for middle-class Americans earning under $50,000 are substantial. While headlines often focus on high-income ...

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer cited data from a credible source, but it is cherry-picked and reflects only the law’s new policies. The data ignores some of the law’s policy extensions that ...

Defining yourself within the American middle classes can be tricky. Your social class is based on more than just your salary; it depends on everything from where you live to how you live. In the U.S., ...

Spoiler alert: It costs much more in 2025 to be considered “middle class” than it did in 1990. And that makes sense, given that both wages and the cost of living have increased significantly over the ...