The American middle class: Who is in it, and who is not, in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Major U.S. metro areas mapped by low, middle and upper income tiers. Data is from 2014.
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Major U.S. metro areas mapped by low, middle and upper income tiers. Data is from 2014.
The vast majority of American adults agree that a secure job and the ability to save money for the future are essential. But one thing is now less likely to be seen as a requirement: a college education.
As Americans begin casting the first ballots in the 2016 presidential election, neither political party is widely viewed as supportive of the middle class in this country.
Most of the biggest inflation-adjusted wage gains have occurred in metro areas that have directly benefited from the boom in U.S. oil and gas production
Hispanic and black parents are significantly more likely than white parents to place a high priority on college education for their children.
After more than four decades of serving as the nation’s economic majority, the U.S. middle class is now matched in size by those in the economic tiers above and below it.
The middle class has long been the country’s economic majority, but our new analysis finds that’s no longer true.
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