$0-$116,390 per year: Poor

$116,391-$242,187 per year: Lower Middle Class

$242,187-$687,226 per year: Middle Class

$687,226-$8,311,760 per year: Upper Middle Class

$8,311,760 per year and above: Wealthy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853751&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310690#49795134)

$0–$116,390 (Poor): ~64% of households

This group encompasses the vast majority of American households, as the 64th percentile for household income in 2025 is approximately $116,520.

The median household income for 2024–2025 is estimated between $81,600 and $83,730, placing the typical American well within this first band.

$116,391–$242,187 (Lower Middle Class): ~31% of households

This band covers households from the 64th percentile up to approximately the 95th percentile.

An income of roughly $242,434 marks the entry point for the top 5% of earners in the U.S.

$242,187–$687,226 (Middle Class): ~4% of households

This bracket represents high-earning households from the 95th percentile to roughly the top 1%.

The 99th percentile (top 1%) entry point is typically cited around $570,000 to $680,000, depending on the specific dataset and year.

$687,226–$8,311,760 (Upper Middle Class): ~0.9% of households

This band captures nearly the entire top 1% of the population, excluding the extreme upper echelon.

While specific percentages for the multi-million dollar range fluctuate, households earning over $1 million per year represent less than 0.5% of the total population.

$8,311,760 and above (Wealthy): <0.1% of households

This group consists of the ultra-high-net-worth individuals, specifically those in the top 0.1% or 0.01% of all U.S. earners

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853751&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310690#49795138)

$0–$116,390 (Poor): ~85,440,000 households represents roughly 64% of all U.S. households.

$116,391–$242,187 (Lower Middle Class): ~41,385,000 households represents roughly 31% of all U.S. households.

$242,187–$687,226 (Middle Class): ~5,340,000 households represents roughly 4% of all U.S. households.

$687,226–$8,311,760 (Upper Middle Class): ~1,201,500 households represents roughly 0.9% of all U.S. households.

$8,311,760 and above (Wealthy): ~133,500 households represents roughly 0.1% or fewer of all U.S. households.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853751&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310690#49795139)

These days you have Lexus SUVs and Mercedes lining up in the food pantry line. Doesn’t mean these people aren’t poor. Fundamentally, they are people who believe the system is completely rigged and broken and have just given up all dignity. They will lie, cheat, steal, thieve, and scheme for their next handout. They trade in the currency of victimhood and entitlements.

The next class up is people who are on very meager income but have some stability. They still rent and finance vehicles, but they’ve stopped doing their shopping at Rent-A-Center.

Then there is the middle class that are aspiring to home ownership and getting their kids through college.

Then the upper middle class class where getting the house, the kids through college, and a retirement is all possible and wealth can start to be built.

Then there’s the rich who have literally stopped worrying about or fighting over money except as a proxy to power and influence. They trade in an entirely different currency.

The middle class is still in the middle of the two extremes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853751&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310690#49795170)

xo needs to stop acting so Jewishly about what constitutes a good income

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5853751&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310690#49795234)