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

The share of families classified as upper-middle class has jumped from 10% in 1979 to 31% in 2024, the report found. For the ...

“The middle class is shrinking” might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify ...

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

Data now shows that comfortable amenities like gym memberships and rooftop solar panels are no longer as commonplace in the ...

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 ...

According to this formula, if you earn less than $41,664, you’re considered lower-income. And if you earn more than $126,256, ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- More than six in 10 people in the American middle class cite enjoying life (63%) and being healthy and fit (61%) as top priorities in life, according to ...

Claims of a ‘hollowed-out’ center are difficult to square with data showing an overwhelmingly upward directional movement.

Path to Growth – Building and sustaining upper middle class status comes from increasing income, investing in real estate for passive cash flow, and using tax-efficient strategies to accelerate wealth ...

The U.S. economy is productive, wages and incomes are healthy, and consumer spending remains robust. Real income has risen for people across all age brackets and marital statuses, and as more women ...

With rising cost of living, inflation and tariff costs (along with struggling employment levels), is the middle class still capable of attaining the American dream? To answer such a question, ...