The chart and this post were inspired by a comment made by Ken on this CD post earlier today on middle-class incomes over ... what happened over time: 2. The share of lower-income families fell ...

Are you really middle class ... class” and only 2% as “upper class.” Almost half of Americans as a whole believe they’re “working class” (35%) or “lower class” (11%).

Lower-income and middle-class households saw their net worth increase at a faster rate than their higher-income peers early in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center report ...