“About half of U.S. adults (52%) lived in middle-income households in 2022, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the most recent available government data. Roughly three-in-ten (28%) were in lower-income households and 19% were in upper-income households. Our calculator below, updated with 2022 data, lets you find out which group you are in, and compares you with:

• Other adults in your metropolitan area
• U.S. adults overall
• U.S. adults similar to you in education, age, race or ethnicity, and marital status

Find more research about the U.S. middle class on our topic page.”