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Title: How much you have to earn to be middle class: by state
Post by: MillCreek on April 03, 2015, 01:16:20 PM: http://www.businessinsider.com/middle-class-in-every-us-state-2015-4

A limitation of these studies is they look at a state as a whole, rather than by metro regions. The costs of living in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue-Everett area, and salaries thereto, far exceed costs and salaries in Yakima, for example.
Title: Re: How much you have to earn to be middle class: by state
Post by: brimic on April 03, 2015, 02:36:34 PM: Quote
A limitation of these studies is they look at a state as a whole, rather than by metro regions. The costs of living in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue-Everett area, and salaries thereto, far exceed costs and salaries in Yakima, for example.

That.
Before divorce, the household income was way above the upper limit 'middle class' for my state, but we were maybe middle of the road where we lived. Where I'm at now, I'm way at the poor end of the scale, but my household income is well above median for my state.
Title: Re: How much you have to earn to be middle class: by state
Post by: Angel Eyes on April 03, 2015, 04:01:32 PM: Are those AGI figures?
Title: Re: How much you have to earn to be middle class: by state
Post by: RoadKingLarry on April 04, 2015, 08:02:53 AM: Well, crap, I'm out.
Title: Re: How much you have to earn to be middle class: by state
Post by: charby on April 04, 2015, 09:25:24 AM: Quote from: brimic on April 03, 2015, 02:36:34 PM
That.
Before divorce, the household income was way above the upper limit 'middle class' for my state, but we were maybe middle of the road where we lived. Where I'm at now, I'm way at the poor end of the scale, but my household income is well above median for my state.

Yep, the town I live in $52.5K doesn't go very far, same with the other metro/big town areas in Iowa, but you get 60 miles away from the big town, you can live like a king on $52k.
Title: Re: How much you have to earn to be middle class: by state
Post by: Monkeyleg on April 04, 2015, 11:01:01 AM: Same here. $52K pays the bills and leaves a whole lot for discretionary spending. If need be, I can get by on $24K.