The top 1% of American earners now control more wealth than the nation’s entire middle class, federal data show. More than one-quarter of all household wealth, 26.5%, belongs to Americans who earn ...

Despite household incomes growing since 1970, the middle class has steadily shrunk in the past five decades, according to Pew. Adults living in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in ...

Medical debt is a big burden for the middle class. Almost a quarter of middle-class Americans, or 17 million people, had unpaid health care bills in 2020, a larger share than those higher and lower on ...

The concept of being middle class in America has shifted dramatically. What used to guarantee a comfortable lifestyle now barely covers basic expenses in many areas. With rising costs, changing ...

(NEXSTAR) — What does it mean to be “middle class” anymore? The definition can be confusing — and it changes depending on where you live and how many people are in your household. In a study published ...

What does it mean to be middle-class in 2023? Not what it used to, according to the Pew Research Center, which reported this year that their analysis of government data revealed the percentage of ...

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