Middle Class, Upper Class?

I'm sure there are some rich people on here, poor people and everywhere in between. Where does Middle Class start? 50K-60K? Just wondering your guys opinion.

 

yeah that sounds about right

 

NOW WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT 50-60 K PER HOUSHOLD ARE WE? THAT WOULD BE POVERTY

 

Depends. By household or individual? I'd say an individual making $30k could be middle class, but a household at that level isn't.

Also really, really depends on where you live. If you are making $60k/year and you live in south eastern Oregon, you are not only upper class you are a fucking millionaire. Make $60k in NYC? Not so much.

 

IF YOU MAKE 30K A YEAR ITS TIME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Wikipedia's reply:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States

 

depends where you live. In LA or NY, 150k is middle class.

 

Portland, Oregon

 

I'd say for single people it'd be $45k-90k.

Married would be 50k-110k

Married with kids would be 65k-120k with an extra $5k for each little runt.

 

I'd say in a town like PDX, to consider oneself non-middle class (I don't like the term "upper class"), you'd have to make at least $375K year in and year out.

 

What about in Portland, 2 kids, 1 income.

 

70k would be the lower end.

kids are probably expensive (i wouldn't know, although i'm pretty sure I was!)

 

70 k WITH A KID AND 2 PARENTS? DO YOU BOTH WORK AT MCDONALDS?

 

i'd change only 35k-70k for single

 

To me, middle class means one can afford a decent house, have a car payment, and get by with the other necessities of life. I'd say in Portland that reasonably takes $70+ per year.