It's not surprising that costs go up over time, but these 11 everyday essentials that were affordable 10 years ago are so expensive now that the middle class can't afford them anymore.

With the Great Decompression, incomes rise for everyone but much faster for the affluent.

The U.S. middle class is getting smaller and the number of Americans falling toward poverty is on the rise. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, more and more people are falling toward poverty as ...

Many adults experience a loss of control later in life when they've grown up poor, according to a study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, but when they grow up middle class, then ...

This report examines key changes in the economic status of the American middle class from 1970 to 2023 and its demographic attributes in 2022. The historical analysis is based on U.S. Census Bureau ...

MANILA, Philippines — Based on most recent data and projections, a majority of our people are poor. The upper class (rich and upper-income) constitutes about 1.4 percent of the population. This small ...