Social scientists use 3 common methods to define class—by occupation, income, or education—and there is really no consensus about the “right” way to do it. Michael Zweig, a leading scholar in ...

A growing number of middle-class families are struggling to afford the basics of housing, childcare, food, transportation, and healthcare. These cost increases mean that even families classified as ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Sherry Linkon, co-director of the Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University, about the difficulty of defining what "middle class" is today. We asked ...

Financial stability seems to be waning in America. With unrelenting inflation, stagnant wages and an overall feeling of being squeezed, the middle class is struggling. This has led many Americans to ...

A poll from The Washington Post finds widespread agreement among Americans on what it means to be middle class. But just over a third of U.S. adults have the financial security to meet that definition ...

Being middle class isn't just about your income. It's also about where you live and how many dependents you have.