The new thresholds come from SmartAsset 's "What It Takes to Be Middle Class in America - 2026 Study," which uses 2024 U.S. Census Bureau median household-income figures and a variation of Pew ...

What does it actually mean to be “middle class” in Southern Nevada in 2026? A new data study suggests the answer may depend heavily on rising costs and local income levels.

A recently released study found that rich Connecticut households make more than three times those of middle-class households, ...

Historically black colleges and universities have far smaller endowments and a far larger share of low-income students than predominantly white institutions do. Yet black colleges raise students up ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The middle class, once the predominant economic measure of a majority of American adults, has been steadily shrinking for decades. It’s a gradual change caused by inflation, an ...

LOUISIANA (KTAL/KMSS) – A new study from SmartAsset found that Louisiana households earning $121,972 are now considered ...

A new study reveals that people from higher income backgrounds struggle with certain aspects of empathy when compared to individuals who have lower incomes, who are better at reading people’s emotions ...

One report put Kansas at 33rd in the nation on median income and looked at middle-class salaries by city.