Upper-middle class means different things depending on where you live. I asked ChatGPT what household income qualifies in each state and the range is huge.

The Calculation Method

Analysts use census income data and Pew Research Center methodology to figure this out, calculating the middle-class range as the middle two-thirds of household incomes in a state, then identifying the upper third of that range as upper-middle class. This roughly covers households at the 67th to 100th percentile of middle incomes. READ MORE