The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling.

You're pulling in six figures. By any standard, that should mean comfort, security, maybe even a little luxury. Yet somehow, you're struggling to save, your rent devours half your paycheck, and the ...

The story of the American middle class is no longer a simple tale of steady paychecks and predictable progress. Across ...

Personal income tax rates for the middle class in New York state have fallen by greater amounts in other years. Hochul has repeated this claim, but her staff told PolitiFact that she meant to say the ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

Several factors make it more challenging to maintain middle-class lifestyles than it was at the turn of the century. The (current state of the) economy and inflation are two of the biggest challenges.