The number of Americans who are in the middle class has declined in recent years, according to the Pew Research Center.

A new analysis by personal finance site SmartAsset may, however, help shed some light on where you rank. To be considered ...

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While the middle class is often treated as a monolith in discussions about it, the actual numbers tell a different story. The ...

Brian Kimmel is a union steward for Chapter 27 of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents IRS workers and thousands of other federal employees. Kimmel confirmed 18 people were laid off ...

Being in the middle class used to be synonymous with having it all -- a good living that enabled you to own a home, a car, go ...

Maintaining a middle class status in Dallas-Fort Worth only gets harder as the years go on, and the income ceiling to even be ...

benedek / Getty Images/iStockphoto How much money do you really need to be considered middle class? It might take more money than you think to reach this income tier. The Pew Research Center ...

GoBankingRates examined how much you have to earn to be upper middle class – defined as the top 20% of earners in the middle-class range – in each state. Middle-class was defined as those with an ...

GOBankingRates was able to find each state’s middle-class income range by sourcing the median household income, total population and households. The middle-class income was then calculated using ...

(NEXSTAR) — With costs rising these days, it can be hard to tell whether you still rank in the middle class. Depending on where you live, what it takes to be a middle-earner can vary — greatly.