Who is the Middle Class in America?

For purposes of the Middle Class Political Accountability Research Center, we’re going to define America’s Middle Class in terms of household income because fiscal matters are what we’re interested in. There are several ways to calculate lower, middle and upper income brackets and all of us won’t agree on specific numbers, but here’s what makes sense to us –

In 2006, the US Census Bureau determined that the income statistics for the year 2005 included the following income distribution for households:

Lower Incomes – bottom 34 % of population – up to about $30,000 annual income for a household

Middle Incomes – Middle 60 % of population – from $30,000 to $150,000 annual income for a household

Upper Income – top 6 % of population – over $150,000 annual income for a household

Here’s the complete income picture –

$250,000 and up	1.6%	Top Income
$200,000 to $250,000	1.4%	Upper Income
$150,000 to $200,000	3%	Upper Income
$100,000 to $150,000	10%	UpperMiddle Income
$75,000 to $100,000	11%	Middle Income
$50,000 to $75,000	18%	Middle Income
$30,000 to $50,000	21%	Lower Middle Income
Below $30,000	34%	Lower Income
*Source: US Census Bureau, 2006; income statistics for the year 2005

The BOTTOM LINE – Regardless of where you start and stop the household income levels to define the Middle Class, the point is this –

WE REPRESENT THE LARGEST VOTING BLOCK IN AMERICA

WE HAVE TO USE IT TO OUR ADVANTAGE