(NEXSTAR) — During election season, you’ll often hear political talking points surrounding the middle class. That may leave you wondering — are you even in the middle class?
More than half of U.S. adults live in a middle-income household, a recent Pew Research Center analysis determined.
Pew defines a middle-income household (specifically, a family of three) as one that earns between $56,600 and $169,800 in 2022 dollars. Using the Labor Department’s inflation calculator , that adjusts to roughly $60,882 and $182,646 in 2024 dollars…