A gap of at least $40,000 sits between the high end of the middle class and the low end of the top 5%, according to a new study from GOBankingRates.

The story of the American middle class is no longer a simple tale of steady paychecks and predictable progress. Across ...

Does your annual salary place you among the lower-middle class? It depends on the state you live in, according to GOBankingRates data. The minimum income threshold for the lower-middle class in states ...

Middle-class life in the United States has always been defined less by a single number and more by a bundle of expectations: a stable home, a reliable car, some savings, and a shot at college for the ...

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 ...

A Business Insider analysis finds varying income levels between states that qualify as middle class, lower class, and upper class.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The American Dream promises that anyone—regardless of ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Living in Colorado isn’t known to be cheap, with what it takes to have a “middle class” income in the state rising more than most. In several Colorado cities, however, even the ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. The difference between staying stuck in the lower-middle ...