(NEXSTAR) — It can be hard to tell if you rank as middle class, especially when it feels like your paycheck doesn’t go as far as it once did (one government analysis suggests you need at least $10,000 ...

The share of Americans in the middle class is shrinking as rising costs outpace many workers' pay. While wages have grown in recent years, inflation and higher expenses for essentials like housing and ...

During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden said the middle class built this country. The middle class describes the socioeconomic state between working class and wealthy, where one ...

The income needed to maintain middle-class status in the United States has risen—and it’s the highest in Massachusetts, according to calculations by SmartAsset. Reaching middle-class in America—owning ...