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

Your social class, along with the money you have in your savings account, can be an indicator of certain criteria for your socioeconomic status; however, it acts as more than a simple metric to ...

The net worth you need to be considered poor, middle-class and wealthy in America - An average net worth of $20,856 would be ...

Are you poor, middle-class, or rich in Arizona? The answer will completely depend on where you live in the Grand Canyon state. Middle class is defined by the Pew Research Center as annual income ...

The nation’s wealthiest households are fueling economic growth, while lower- and middle-income families increasingly pull back spending amid financial strain. Economists compare the economy to a ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. We are living in a new Gilded Age. The first, from roughly 1870 to 1890, was marked by dramatic ...

Your net worth is the total result of your savings, investments and assets minus debts, and in retirement, it’s one of the most accurate measures of financial health after you stop working. Unlike ...

The surprising resilience of the US economy this year is masking underlying weakness among low- and middle-income households, as higher-income Americans continue to drive growth. This dichotomy ...