Middle Class Income Range Calculator

For this calculator we define middle class as two thirds to two times median income for the county.

Middle class income range calculator. The american middle class stabilized in size and was better off in 2016 than it was in 2010 according to a pew research center report. These income ranges vary with the cost of living in metropolitan areas and with household size. In 2018 the national middle income range was about 48 500 to 145 500 annually for a household of three. Median household income adjusted for household size as you can see in the map below that benchmark income tops 84 000 in rhode island and maryland and approaches 75 000 in florida.

The income gap between the middle and upper class is widening. Pew defines middle class as two thirds to twice the u s. That ranged from 48 500 to 145 500 in 2018. In 2016 that figure ranges from 45 000 to 135 600 for a family of three.

In counties where two thirds of median income would fall close to the poverty line. Pew defines the middle class as households that have an annual pre tax income that is at least two thirds to double the national median. Middle income is defined as households whose income is anywhere from two thirds to double the national median.