Using Pew Research Center’s definition of middle income, which is two-thirds to double the median household income, as well as the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, SmartAsset calculated the middle-class income ranges for 100 major U.

In an Urban Institute poll commissioned by the National True Cost of Living Coalition, 65% of American families making at least $60k a year struggle financially

As the cost of living increases, so does the threshold to be considered middle class, according to financial technology company SmartAsset. A new study from SmartAsset found that the middle-class income in big cities ranges from $49,

Historically, the middle class is unchained from the financial stresses that define day-to-day life for impoverished people or the basic constraints of the always rising cost of living.

Maintaining a middle class status in Austin only gets harder as the years go on, and the income ceiling to even be labeled as such has just risen even higher. So says SmartAsset's annual "What It Takes to Be Middle Class in America" report for 2025.