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About half of U.S. adults lived in middle-income households in 2018, according to our new analysis of government data.
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About half of U.S. adults lived in middle-income households in 2018, according to our new analysis of government data.
The American middle class is losing ground in metropolitan areas across the country, affecting communities from Boston to Seattle and from Dallas to Milwaukee.
The share of Americans who live in middle-income households has held steady since 2010 – a flat trend that might actually be good news.
The gap between America’s upper-income and middle-income families has reached its highest level on record. In 2013, the median wealth of the nation’s upper-income families ($639,400) was nearly seven times the median wealth of middle-income families ($96,500).
Residential segregation by income has increased during the past three decades across the United States and in 27 of the nation’s 30 largest major metropolitan areas[1. For this report, the 30 largest metropolitan areas were measured based on the metro areas with the largest number of households, not based on total population.] , according to […]
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