There's a lot of variation within each group. The top 5% of earners, for example, bring in $295,000 or more per year. That's nearly 10x what someone in the lowest quintile earns annually. It's also ...

We regularly interact with people across race and class lines, but those conversations sometimes go wrong. Lower-status people fear facing discrimination; higher-status people fear being accused of ...

Gene Cao spends six days a week working at a Chinese restaurant near Tampa, Fla., dunking crab rangoons and chicken wings into the fryer. But his mornings, nights and lunch breaks are spent managing ...

Ever wonder where your income puts you compared to the rest of the country? I do. Not in a comparison-obsessed way, but more like a quick "Am I doing OK?" check-in kind of thing. The U.S. Census ...

Years of rising costs for necessities like housing, transportation and healthcare are causing many Americans to feel like financial comfort — once a feature of middle-class life — is getting further ...

California has always had a reputation for sunshine, beaches and sky-high living costs — and lately, the last one seems to be outshining the rest. According to data from California’s Legislative ...

While the average middle-class income has increased slightly over the past decade, a great deal of their expenses, from healthcare to groceries, rent, and transportation, have become more expensive ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a rare Roman mausoleum in northeastern Albania. They think it may have belonged to an upper-class individual named Gelliano, who lived in the ancient Roman province of ...

MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — One Connecticut city was named third-best for retirement for the upper-middle class, according to personal finance resource GoBankingRates. Milford was ranked third behind ...

A sea of young women decked out in white ballgowns, twinkling tiaras and diamond jewels were in attendance at the annual Queen Charlotte’s Ball in London this past Saturday night. As tradition goes, ...

Many Americans underestimate their financial standing, especially those who prioritize saving over status or opt for stability over flash. While “upper-middle class” can feel like an elusive label, it ...