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re: What do you consider as Middle Class in America today?
Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:30 pm to AnonymousTiger
Posted on 1/14/16 at 12:30 pm to AnonymousTiger
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Wife and I make around 120k/year
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As social classes lack clear boundaries and overlap there are no definite income thresholds as for what is considered middle class. Sociologist Leonard Beeghley identifies a male making $57,000 and a female making $40,000 with a combined households income of $97,000 as a typical middle-class family.[31] Sociologists William Thompson and Joseph Hickey estimate an income range of roughly $35,000 to $75,000 for the lower middle class and $100,000 or more for the upper middle class. Many social scientists including economist Michael Zweig and sociologist Dennis Gilbert contend that middle class persons usually have above median incomes.
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 10:24 pm to Lsut81
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Sociologist Leonard Beeghley identifies a male making $57,000 and a female making $40,000 with a combined households income of $97,000 as a typical middle-class family.[
I'd say this is pretty close to how I feel about middle class.
Something like an accountant (non-CPA) married to a teacher, for some reason that combo just jumps out to me as typical middle class.
ETA: IMO, upper middle is from 125-175k. These numbers will obviously vary based upon location.
This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 10:30 pm
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