Sixty-two percent of Americans identify as middle class, but what that means can vary widely by geographic location — for example, $100,000 goes a lot further in Lee County, Kentucky than in San Francisco County, California.
[Is $100,000 middle class in America?]
Enter your income and location below to see how you stack up to others in your area, or read the full story for a more in-depth explanation of what it means to be middle class in America.
Note: Middle class is defined as falling between the 30th and 80th income percentiles. Income is calculated as household income using the average U.S. household size (2.5 people).
Source: American Community Survey, Annual household income 5-year estimates, 2011-2015
About this calculator
Data from the American Community Survey 5-year estimates of household income, 2011-2015. The "middle class" is calculated as the 30th through 80th percentiles of households in the selected county, by income.
"Lowest-income counties" include counties in the bottom ten percent for median income. "Highest-income counties" include counties in the 90th percentile and above for median income.
Ted Mellnik contributed to this report.
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