In a new study, GOBankingRates analyzed each state to find the line between the lower and middle lower class. States are ranked by the minimum income threshold needed to be middle class, which ...

Does your annual salary place you among the lower-middle class? It depends on the state you live in, according to GOBankingRates data. The minimum income threshold for the lower-middle class in ...

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Middle-class household minimum income threshold: $67,768 Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed each state to find the line between the lower and middle lower class.

As household incomes aren’t on the same upward trajectory, lower-, middle- and upper-class families alike have to make adjustments, with big expenses like putting a down payment on a house ...