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US Classes

Author: Paul Hannan

Source: Intro Music by Mark Hannan; Public Domain

Video Transcript
Terms to Know
Lower Class

Members make less than $30,000 a year.

Middle Class

Members make between $30,000-$200,000 a year; contains 3/5 of Americans.

Upper Class

Members make more than $200,000 a year.

Working Class

Members from both the lower class and the upper class who make up to $50,000 a year and have little or no savings or investments.

Working Poor

People who work hard but cannot seem to get ahead, they live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to make ends meet.