short readsApr 20, 2022 How the American middle class has changed in the past five decades The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
featureJul 23, 2020 Are you in the American middle class? Find out with our income calculator About half of U.S. adults lived in middle-income households in 2018, according to our new analysis of government data.
short readsSep 6, 2018 The American middle class is stable in size, but losing ground financially to upper-income families While the size of the U.S. middle class remained relatively stable between 2002 and 2016, financial gains for middle-income Americans were modest compared with those of higher-income households.
short readsNov 1, 2017 How wealth inequality has changed in the U.S. since the Great Recession, by race, ethnicity and income In the U.S., the racial and ethnic wealth gap has evolved differently for families at different income levels since the Great Recession.
short readsDec 10, 2015 5 takeaways about the American middle class The middle class has long been the country’s economic majority, but our new analysis finds that’s no longer true.