When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one ...

Defining yourself within the American middle classes can be tricky. Your social class is based on more than just your salary; it depends on everything from where you live to how you live. In the U.S., ...

America's middle class is not just feeling squeezed, it is objectively shrinking and losing ground in the national economy. The share of adults who once sat comfortably between poverty and affluence ...

Earning a household income of $150,000 might sound like a lot, but in many of the biggest cities in the U.S. it still puts you squarely in the middle class. Middle-class households earn between ...

Does your annual salary place you among the lower-middle class? It depends on the state you live in, according to GOBankingRates data. The minimum income threshold for the lower-middle class in states ...

Americans who earn at least $95,000 in seven major cities break through the lowest end of upper-middle class income. These ...

For decades, researchers have debated how social class affects a person’s likelihood of helping others. There are two main schools of thought on the topic. One hypothesizes that because lower-income ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ©Library of Congress It’s no secret that life has gotten more expensive over the years. But when looking back in time, the income ...