"Middle class” means something very different in Massachusetts than it does in Mississippi.

See the median income for 50-year-old Americans and how it compares across age groups, education levels, and housing status, ...

The study reported that West Virginia saw real income drop over the last 53 years. Researchers at the Urban Institute compared inflation-adjusted state median household incomes in 1970 and 2023. “We ...

Since July 2025, we've seen a significant divergence in the available monthly estimates, which suggests something not-so-boring is taking place in that data. Motio Research's estimates are developed ...