From plastic-covered sofas that nobody's allowed to sit on to cupboards packed with twelve tubes of toothpaste "just in case, ...

From the car you drive to how you shop for groceries, certain habits are classic signs of this group. It's about finding that ...

Debating whether 3 lakh rupees makes someone an “Indian-equivalent lakhpati” misses the larger truth. The real story is not ...

The headline inflation rate has cooled, but the pressure on middle-class wallets has not. Families who once felt comfortably stable now describe a constant battle to keep up with rent, groceries, car ...

Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it. By Sabrina Tavernise A nerdy economics essay recently went ...

In 1980, neither China nor India had much representation in the “global middle class” — people who neither belong to the bottom half of the income distribution nor rank among the top 10% worldwide.

You can tell so much about someone’s lifestyle, values, and level of comfort by the items they choose and the way they curate their space. I’ve spent most of my adult life around people who live ...

The good news is that Americans have never been richer. The bad news is that most of them don’t feel like it. There has been tremendous growth in income and wealth in the U.S. in the last half-century ...

The dream of a Hawaii vacation is quickly slipping away as rising costs are pricing out middle-class travelers. What was once considered to be an attainable trip for many is quickly becoming a luxury ...

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 ...

Defining yourself within the American middle classes can be tricky. Your social class is based on more than just your salary; it depends on everything from where you live to how you live. In the U.S., ...