Upper-middle-class status has always been a moving target, but in 2025 the bar has shifted higher and become more dependent ...

“Middle class” is often used as a monolithic term. When politicians invoke it, they’re referring to anyone who isn’t wildly wealthy or who wouldn’t classify as financially disadvantaged. But there’s ...

You might not notice it at first glance, but something's changing in how the upper middle class spends. The once-free-flowing activities are slowing down.

A Business Insider analysis reveals the household income needed to be middle class in major US cities, and it's highest in California and Virginia.

Economic standing is not divided into simply the upper, middle, and lower classes. Those with a specific combination of ...

A Business Insider analysis finds varying income levels between states that qualify as middle class, lower class, and upper class.

As humans, we like to make sense of things by categorizing them. We even categorize ourselves into "classes," which makes little to no sense in the real world. If you've ever wondered which income ...

As a generational cohort, annual incomes among Gen X in the United States are all over the map, especially when compared to the older baby boomers or the younger generations of millennials and Gen Z.

While the average middle-class income has increased slightly over the past decade, a great deal of their expenses, from healthcare to groceries, rent, and transportation, have become more expensive ...

It’s no secret that life has gotten more expensive over the years. But when looking back in time, the income required to be middle class or even upper-middle class might surprise you. Before we jump ...

Though terms like these can’t fully encapsulate people’s specific financial realities, they can be useful. The differences between how the lower middle class and upper middle class are living can ...