If you live in Raleigh, NC. have 4 people family and make 101K. you are squarely in the middle class, according to this calculator http://www.pewresearch.org/f

If you live in Raleigh, NC. have 4 people family and make 101K. you are squarely in the middle class, according to this calculator http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/05/11/are-you-in-the-american-middle-class/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/05/11/are-you-in-t... "Based on your household income and the number of people in your household, you are in the middle income tier, along with 50% of adults in Raleigh. " Following the article, however, you would be classified as 'high income'. "...In inflation-adjusted dollars, the share of U.S. households making $100,000 or more has more than tripled between 1967 and 2017, from 8% to 26%, according to U.S. Census data, while the percentage of middle income ($35,000 to $100,000 a year) has fallen. " Something is not right.