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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.morningbrew.com/stories/2026/04/08/upper-middle-class-is-us-biggest-income-group

"In 2024, 31% of American families were upper middle class, compared with just 10% in 1979.

The think tank’s report [size=18][b]defined the upper middle class as a family of three earning $133k to $400k in 2024 dollars—five to 15 times the federal poverty line."[/b][/size]

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$133K can be MC in some parts of the country.  It's a wide range because of the variations in col across the country.

$133K in the DC area is actually MC.   Median income around MoCo is about $133K.[/quote]

Rust Belt and Deep South. Basically someplace where it’s a single doctor making $130k and everyone else is living on disability chasing drugs. [/quote]
? as stated,  Median income around MoCo is about $133K, and that is about what is considered MC in the DC area.

I guess it depends on what you consider a "middle class" lifestyle  now a days.[/quote]

Owning a single family home in a neighborhood you can walk your dog at night and feel safe, college for all kids, domestic annual vacations. [/quote]

College for all kids (without loans I presume?) is absolutely not a middle class marker. Maybe in the old days. But now, that is an Upper Upper Middle Class benchmark. [/quote]

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