Concerns about the affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement are driving economic ...

Some 58 percent of voters believe that education is unaffordable, and another 54 percent said housing is unaffordable, ...

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

Raising a family in today’s economy isn’t easy, especially for the middle class caught between rising costs and stagnant ...

“You’re on middle-class footing in your 20s when your net worth is positive, an emergency fund is real and liquid, retirement ...

Affordable housing, strong job markets, good schools and manageable living costs make these metros stand out for middle‑class ...

When you see someone cruising around in a shiny new BMW, it’s easy to assume they’re doing well financially. Maybe even upper ...

ChatGPT started with the basics. In 1971, about 61% of American adults lived in middle-income households. By 2021, that number had dropped to 50%. That’s a massive shift in just 50 years. But the ...

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 ...

The minimum net worth to qualify as upper middle class at 55 may be higher than you think. See how your savings and ...