Middle-class families are supposed to feel stable, yet a growing stack of data shows they are being squeezed hard from every ...

Middle-class families are feeling the squeeze as everyday costs outpace paychecks and safety nets thin out. From rising ...

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

With an ever-increasing cost of living in America, tariff price hikes and an uncertain labor market, it can often feel like city living simply isn’t cost-effective for the American middle class.

In recent decades, researchers have identified a dramatic nationwide shift: The American middle-class family is struggling. The middle class is a social group that is defined mainly by income. A 2024 ...

A new report shows the metro outperforms most of the U.S. on middle-class affordability, but many are still struggling to make ends meet.

The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling.

Arizona's middle-class income range has increased significantly over the past decade. A four-person household in Arizona needs to earn between $71,989 and $215,966 annually to be considered middle ...