Upper-middle-class culture can normalize delegation. Lower middle-class culture often normalizes self-reliance. And while it can be exhausting at times, it also builds a kind of grounded confidence ...

Since the 1960s, the share of U.S. households earning more than $100,000 in real terms has tripled.

Keeping up a comfortable, middle-class lifestyle can feel like a game of financial Jenga — everything looks steady from the outside, but one wrong move, and the whole tower starts wobbling. If you’ve ...

With the Great Decompression, incomes rise for everyone but much faster for the affluent.

Your parents' $7,400 house should cost $99,000 today. Why does it cost $400,000?

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.

You probably think earning more money would solve all your financial problems. Think again. The upper middle class is facing ...

How far a “middle class” paycheck takes you around Philadelphia changes fast once you cross a bridge. In Pennsylvania, the ...