"It always hit me when I visited friends' houses. I guess I always thought that being middle-class meant having it." View ...

Historically, the middle class is unchained from the financial stresses that define day-to-day life for impoverished people or the basic constraints of the always rising cost of living.

Everyone's talking about saving America's middle class. But just who exactly falls into this group? That's actually a much more difficult question to answer than it seems. While some experts ...

According to calculations by SmartAsset, Rhode Island is in the top 15 most expensive states to be middle class.

A recent study revealed how much it takes to be considered middle class in each state, along with some of the country's ...

In a world where the financial landscape is constantly shifting, the American middle class often finds itself in a precarious position. The cost of living is increasing across the board thanks to ...

The traditional American dream of comfortable living — a stable home, retirement savings ... pushed the financial bar higher, impacting middle-class aspirations. Recent data reveals a ...

Reaching middle-class in America—owning a home, saving enough money for retirement, and being able to go on occasional vacations—has long been a dream for many. But it’s one that is ...

Using Pew Research Center’s definition of middle income, which is two-thirds to double the median household income, as well as the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, SmartAsset calculated the ...