What It Takes to Be Middle Class in Different US States
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Consumer finance site SmartAsset analyzed the high and low-end of middle-class salaries in 100 large cities and every state using 2021 U.S. Census Bureau data, adopting what the Pew Research Center defines as "middle class." In Texas, you need to make between $44,865 and $133,926 to fall into middle class. Plano ranked 9th among cities for middle-class income with a range from $63,651 and $190,004. Three out of the top five cities with the highest income thresholds for the middle class are located in the California Bay Area.
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