Oct 02, 2024

Are You in the American Middle Class?

52% of U.S. adults lived in middle-income households in 2022 - are you one of them? 

Pew Research Center’s income calculator lets you see which income group you fall into and compares you with: 

  • Other adults in your metro area
  • U.S. adults overall 
  • U.S. adults similar to you in education, race or ethnicity, and marital status 

 

Questions:

  • The real median household income was $74,580 in 2022 (United States Census Bureau). Which income tier would a single person with this income be in if they lived in the closest metro area to you? 
  • How would this change if there were two people in the household with the same income? 
  • Play around with the demographic filters for Education, Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Marital Status. How does the income tier change as you modify these filters? 

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About the Author

Sonia Dalal

Sonia has always been passionate about instruction and improving students' learning experiences. She's come a long way since her days as a first grader, when she would "teach" music and read to her very attentive stuffed animals after school. Since then, she has taught students as a K-12 tutor, worked in several EdTech startups in the Bay Area, and completed her Ed.M in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is passionate about bringing the high quality personal finance content and instruction she wished she'd received in school to the next generation of students and educators. When she isn't crafting lesson guides or working with teachers, Sonia loves to spend her time singing, being outdoors, and adventuring with family and friends!

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