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

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

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

Once seen as the economic anchor of the United States, the middle class has gradually lost ground over the past five decades. While America has experienced overall growth in wealth, the distribution ...

Middle-class life in the United States has always been defined less by a single number and more by a bundle of expectations: a stable home, a reliable car, some savings, and a shot at college for the ...

As a generational cohort, annual incomes among Gen X in the United States are all over the map, especially when compared to the older baby boomers or the younger generations of millennials and Gen Z.

Your net worth is the total result of your savings, investments and assets minus debts, and in retirement, it’s one of the most accurate measures of financial health after you stop working. Unlike ...