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Lower Class = bottom 20% of incomes Middle Class = 20%ile-80%ile of incomes Upper Class = top 20% of incomes Rich = top 5% of incomes All the terms are inhe

Lower Class = bottom 20% of incomes Middle Class = 20%ile-80%ile of incomes Upper Class = top 20% of incomes Rich = top 5% of incomes All the terms are inherently relative to each other. Of course the actual (rather meaningless) values of those incomes varies with location and time. Lower class Americans transported to India or even back to 1930s America start to look very much like Upper class.

Xichekolas 19y ago
Just to follow up, from this document: http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/sr151.pdf http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/sr151.pdf in Table 1 on Page 3 Lower Class = Under $23,700/yr Middle Class = $23,700 to $99,502/yr Upper Class = Above $99,502/yr This is a national average in America. Obviously places like the bay area and the Mississippi delta are going to vary a lot. For another look at it, check out this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States#Quintiles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_... (Note that my guess at rich being the top 5% means $157,176/yr and up according to that wiki article.)