“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 ...

A lot of people think the U.S. middle class is shrinking. But as of 2022, a good 52% of Americans lived in a middle-class household, says Pew Research Center. Meanwhile, 28% of Americans are part of ...

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 ...