A new study shows that the middle class isn’t shrinking in the traditional sense, so much as it is splitting into two ...

About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the most recent available government data. Roughly three-in-ten (28%) were in ...

A Pew Research study found about 51% of Americans were living in middle-class households in 2023, down from 61% in 1971. But ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...

America's middle class is shrinking, but not because people are getting poorer. Instead, more households are climbing the ladder, new research suggests.

This report examines key changes in the economic status of the American middle class from 1970 to 2023 and its demographic attributes in 2022. The historical analysis is based on U.S. Census Bureau ...

Middle class. It sounds safe. Sensible. Maybe even a little smug — like a reliable sedan with a good credit score. For many Americans, it's the label that feels right: not too rich, not too poor. But ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. We are living in a new Gilded Age. The first, from roughly 1870 to 1890, was marked by dramatic ...

For people who grew up middle class, wealth is all about belonging and community. Considering the number of households that are categorized as middle class is quickly shrinking, it’s not surprising ...

Michael Sullivan appears to know just about everyone who works at Boston's South Station, from train conductors and ticket agents to the people fielding questions at the information desk. "How are you ...

Some things may seem easier when you have more money, but that doesn't mean you should put them off altogether. As tacky as it may sound, there are some things that are simply easier to face when you ...