On that measure, Massachusetts has the highest threshold for middle-class salaries, overtaking New Jersey from last year’s ...
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.
(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.
Once upon a time, America's "middle class" was once modest yet comfortable. Those who fell between the upper and lower socioeconomic classes could expect a stable home, the ability to build up ...