The U.S. middle class is shrinking, but not because more Americans are poorer. Instead, more households are climbing into the echelons of the upper middle class due to income gains in recent decades, ...

The income required to be considered middle class varies significantly by state and city, according to a new study from SmartAsset. Nashville middle-class income range is higher than the state average ...

Your household can earn more than $190,000 a year and still be considered part of the "middle class" in Connecticut, according to a recent study by SmartAsset. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, about ...

Compared to the rest of the country, Wisconsin's middle class is right in the middle. A report from SmartAsset, a financial advisor marketplace, uses Census data and the Pew Research definition of ...

How much do you need to earn to be a middle-class household in Oregon? SmartAsset, an online financial advice platform, conducted a study that examined income ranges to determine what qualifies as ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — As the buzzword “affordability” continues to dominate conversations about the economy, the income required to remain in the middle class in Ohio and Columbus appears to be ...

How much does a household have to make to be considered upper middle class? The answer varies widely depending on where you live, according to a recent study conducted by personal finance site ...

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If you want to be considered middle class in Houston, you'll need to make at least $42,907—and no more than $128,722. That's according to a new 2026 study from SmartAsset, which applied Pew Research ...

If you asked most people what income makes you upper class, you'd probably hear numbers like $250,000 or $500,000. The data says otherwise. In 2026, upper class is primarily a percentile definition.