America's middle class is not just feeling squeezed, it is objectively shrinking and losing ground in the national economy.

“The middle class is shrinking” might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, 1995 was a year of growth. For the first time in six years, households ...

We’re pleased to report the American middle class is indeed “hollowing out” — because ever more Americans are earning their way into higher income brackets. That runs counter to today’s ...

The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling.

Many adults experience a loss of control later in life when they've grown up poor, according to a study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, but when they grow up middle class, then ...

In the recent Joe Rogan interview with Bernie Sanders, the senator from Vermont made a simple and empathetic argument: People today are angry because, decades ago, families had money to spare and didn ...

Once seen as the economic anchor of the United States, the middle class has gradually lost ground over the past five decades. While America has experienced overall growth in wealth, the distribution ...

Think you're middle class in Mississippi? Cost of living, inflation and the community you live can help define what qualifies as "middle class," but the idea is always changing. It's usually defined ...

If anything, a slew of economic data suggests a middle class that’s actually shrinking. Mid-wage manufacturing and other jobs are disappearing due to automation and outsourcing, while lower-income ...

Nearly a quarter of middle-income individuals struggle to pay all of their bills every month, according to a study from the Pew Research Center, causing them to make compromises, prioritize ...