I asked ChatGPT what would happen if the upper class paid taxes at the same rate as the lower class, and it explained that ...

The top 20% of earners are in the upper class. However, the Survey of Consumer Finances breaks this group down even further into those in the 80th to 90th and the 90th to 100th income percentiles.

Moving down to the middle class, things get a bit more varied. The upper-middle class folks have an average net worth of around $300,800. Your typical middle-class family comes in at $169,420.

$56,600 to $169,800. This means that lower-income households had incomes below $56,600, and upper class households had incomes above $169,800.

I asked ChatGPT what would happen if the upper class paid taxes at the same rate as the lower class, and it explained that the rich would pay more, not less, if the law were changed to even the ...

Upper-Middle Class ($500,000–$2 million in net worth) This subset often has substantial home equity, meaningful retirement accounts, and additional investment assets.

The interactive table below shows the 345 cities SmartAsset analyzed, as well as the lower and upper bounds of their middle class. For best viewing on mobile, turn your device horizontally.

However, men in the lower-middle class decreased their healthy years from 12.9 in 1994 to 12.6 in 2018. In contrast, men in the upper-middle class saw an increase in healthy years from 14.5 to 15.3.

The wealth of a household depends in part on its income. Here, we look at the wealth of lower-, middle- and upper-income households in the United States and examine whether wealth gaps across racial ...