The Wall Street Journal reports on a decades-long shift of wealth in America: The share of families in the "upper middle class" has roughly tripled over the past half-century, with about 31% of ...

The upper middle class has tripled since 1979, and it's transforming what businesses sell and who they sell to.

Economic growth since the 1970s has lifted some boats higher than others.

America's middle class is shrinking, but not because people are getting poorer. Instead, more households are climbing the ...

Recent research highlights a significant increase in the upper middle class over the past 50 years, with its proportion ...

Where does your income fall—at the higher end of the spectrum, lower end, or somewhere in the middle? Find out how your household earnings compare to others nationwide.

About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the most recent available government data. Roughly three-in-ten (28%) were in ...

New research shows that the ranks of the higher earners have grown markedly over the last 50 years, while the lower rungs of the middle class have shrunk.

Upper-middle class tripled since '79 despite fewer marriages, according to new research. Here are the facts behind the ...

How do some people achieve upper-middle class status by their mid-50s? Learn what it might take to be defined as part of that ...

When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one survey.

We spoke with someone who's reached that socioeconomic tier, and she shared the top two financial steps she wishes she had ...