{"id":280,"date":"2025-09-05T21:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/upworthy\/2025\/09\/05\/middle-class-savings-ex1\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T21:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:24:00","slug":"middle-class-savings-ex1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/2025\/09\/05\/middle-class-savings-ex1\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-class families share how much they have in their savings accounts and it’s eye-opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to an April 2024 Gallup poll,<\/a> 54% of Americans identify as part of the middle class, with 39% identifying as “middle class”<\/a> and 15% identifying as “upper-middle class.”<\/a> That percentage has held fairly steady for years, but what it feels like to be a middle-class American has shifted for many.<\/p>

Notably, inflation<\/a> caused by the pandemic has hit middle-class families hard, with incomes not keeping up with cost-of-living increases. Housing costs have skyrocketed<\/a> in many areas of the country, mortgage interest rates<\/a> have risen to levels not seen since the pre-Obama era, and grocery bills have increased significantly. One government study found<\/a> that the cost of living has increased between around $800 and $1,300 a month, depending on the state, since 2021, putting a squeeze on everyone, including the middle class.<\/p>

How much money do middle-class Americans have in their savings accounts?<\/h2>

One woman shared that her family is just getting by and asked other middle-class people to “chime in” with what they have in their savings accounts.
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@abbyy..rosee<\/a>

somethings gotta give #savings<\/a> #middleclass<\/a> #relatable<\/a> <\/p> \u266c original sound – abby rose<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>