Middle-class income in Arlington looks different from the rest of the DC region – WTOP News

Have you ever ever questioned what middle-class revenue appears like within the D.C. space?

The SmartAsset “What it Takes To Be Center Class in America’s Largest Cities” examine used census information to kind out the median family incomes for 2023 within the U.S.

Proper on the prime of the record are Maryland and D.C.

Maryland’s median family revenue is $90,203. Meaning the decrease threshold for center class is $60,436, and the higher finish is $180,406, in line with the examine.

D.C.’s median family revenue is simply barely decrease at $90,088, making the vary to be thought of center class between $60,359 and $180,176.

Virginia is way additional down the record in twelfth place, with a median revenue of $80,963, that means a family has to make between $54,245.21 and $161,508 to be thought of within the center class.

Arlington is the exception to the numbers for the D.C. space. It ranks No. 3 within the nation for the fee to be within the center class with a median family revenue of $125,651, that means residents need to make no less than $84,186 to be thought of center class. The higher threshold for center class in Arlington is $251,302.

In Arlington, about 76% of residents maintain a bachelor’s diploma or larger, which is greater than double the nationwide common, in line with SmartAsset.

The best center class ceiling within the nation is within the city of Fremont, California. In Fremont, the median family revenue is $155,968. To qualify for middle-class designation, a family has to earn no less than a six-digit revenue of $104,499.

On the different finish of the record is Cleveland, Ohio: the bottom center class ceiling within the 100 cities studied. In Cleveland, the median family revenue is $35,562 with the vary to be within the center class being from $23,827 to $71,124.

The examine comes as the center class is getting smaller; over the previous 50 years, there was greater than a ten% drop in those that match the middle-class designation.