See how U.S. middle-class income and costs have changed from 1990 to 2025, and why staying middle class is harder than ever.

Middle-class life in the United States has always been defined less by a single number and more by a bundle of expectations: ...

The latest official figures from the U.S. Census Bureau place median household income at $74,580. The Pew Research Center defines middle-income households as those “with an income that is two-thirds ...

Humphrey Yang says the number for middle-class existence is now higher than most people make, but also offers up some ...

The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™), a monthly economic snapshot measuring the impact of inflation on middle-income households alongside their earned income, found the average ...

Upper-middle-class status has always been a moving target, but in 2025 the bar has shifted higher and become more dependent ...

The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™) data, a monthly economic metric that examines how inflation and wage trends impact the ability of middle-income families to afford life’s everyday ...

The Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™) is constructed monthly on behalf of Primerica by its chief economic consultant Amy Crews Cutts, PhD, CBE®. The index measures the purchasing power of ...

A new survey commissioned by Certification For Long-Term Care highlights a significant gap in middle-income consumers’ understanding of the financial risks and costs associated with long-term care.

DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The latest Primerica Household Budget Index™ (HBI™), a monthly economic snapshot measuring the impact of inflation on middle-income households alongside their earned ...

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...