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From dining out to homeownership and travel, rising costs are putting once-common middle-class comforts out of reach for many ...

Across the United States, the line between middle and upper-middle income is shifting, and it looks very different in Boston than it does in Birmingham. The gap is not just about how much money a ...

At first glance, it might not look like there are that many differences between upper middle class homes and middle class homes. Both can be quite extravagant-looking and lavish, but compared to upper ...

America’s middle class is weary. After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now. Costs for goods and services are 25% above where they ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

President Donald Trump floated the idea for a $2,000 tariff rebate or dividend per American while also noting the stimulus payment would go to "middle income people and lower income people." Here's ...

The price just went up to be considered "middle class" in Central Texas. A new report is detailing just how much you have to make in order to not be living paycheck by paycheck in the state's capital ...

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...