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What is considered middle class in Washington state? See income ranges across the country
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A new study found that in Washington state, you can make more than $200,000 and still be considered middle class.
In a study released late February, SmartAsset, which provides consumer-focused financial information, calculated the middle-class income ranges for every state and major city in the United States. In Washington, a household can be considered middle class if it makes between $63,064 and $189,210. However, that range can change at the city level.
The study found that the “upper bounds” of middle-class income in Seattle were $241,216, and in Spokane, it was $130,032.
SmartAsset used U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey 1-year data and analyzed the median household income in 100 of the largest U.S. cities and all states. SmartAsset used “a variation” of the Pew Research Center’s definition of middle-income households to determine the middle-class income range, “which defines a middle-class salary range by two-thirds to double” the median salary.
The median income in Washington is $94,605, according to SmartAsset.
Washington is the state with the seventh-highest income needed by a household to remain middle class, following Maryland, New Hampshire, California, and Hawaii.
See the top 10 cities in the country with the highest middle-class income ranges, according to SmartAsset
- Arlington, Virginia: $93,470-$280,438
- San Jose, California: $90,810-$272,458
- Irvine, California: $85,317-$255,978
- San Francisco, California: $84,478-$253,460
- Gilbert, Arizona: $81,622-$244,890
- Seattle, Washington: $80,397-$241,216
- Plano, Texas: $72,133-$216,420
- Chula Vista, California: $71,075-$213,246
- Scottsdale, Arizona: $70,698-$212,116
What is upper-middle-class income in Washington?
Meanwhile, a study from GOBankingRates released in March revealed the upper middle-class income ranges in every state in the U.S. The upper middle-class income is “represented by the top third of incomes within the middle-class income range,” according to the study.
In Washington, the upper-middle-class income ranges from $147,704 to $189,904. That’s among the highest upper-middle-class income ranges in America, only beaten by New Hampshire, California, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
GOBankingRates used the 2023 American Community Survey to determine every state’s median household income to find its middle-class income range (also using a definition where middle-class income is two-thirds to double the income of an area).
A 26-year-old man had an argument with a co-worker before allegedly fatally shooting the colleague in Washington Heights, prosecutors said Friday.
Bobby Martin, who was charged with first-degree murder Thursday, made his first appearance Friday in Cook County court.
Martin, is accused of killing his co-worker, Antoine Alexander, 32, in a parking lot at 9411 S Ashland Ave about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Chicago police.
Prosecutors said Martin and Alexander worked together at an armed security company and got into a verbal altercation inside the guard shack on Tuesday afternoon. During the altercation, prosecutors said Alexander removed his bullet proof vest and threw it to the ground. A witness, another co-worker, then told the defendant and the victim to take the altercation outside.
After stepping outside, the defendant pulled his firearm and fired one shot into the victims abdomen, prosecutors said. The victim’s firearm was holstered at the time of the argument and the shooting. The defendant fled the scene and came into contact with another co-worker, whom he told that he had just shot Alexander.
Alexander was then taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.
Martin was arrested by authorities three blocks from his home approximately 20 minutes after the shooting, prosecutors said.
Martin was detained and will appear in court again on March 17, authorities said.
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Trinity Rodman signs record deal with Washington Spirit
USWNT forward Trinity Rodman signed a three-year deal with the NWSL’s Washington Spirit. The deal makes Rodman the highest-paid female footballer in the world.
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Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury has announced that she and her husband Matt are expecting a baby in July.
The couple made the announcement in a video on the Spirit’s social media channels, holding a baby goalkeeper jersey on the pitch at Audi Field.
Kingsbury becomes the most recent Spirit star to go on maternity leave, following defender Casey Krueger, midfielder Andi Sullivan and forward Ashley Hatch.
Sullivan gave birth to daughter Millie in July, while Hatch welcomed her son Leo in January.
Krueger announced she was pregnant with her second child in October.
Kingsbury has served as the Spirit’s starting goalkeeper since 2018, and has been named the NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year twice (2019 and 2021).
The 34-year-old has two caps with the U.S. women’s national team, and was named to the 2023 World Cup roster.
The club captain will leave a major void for the Spirit, who have finished as NWSL runner-up in back-to-back seasons.
Sandy MacIver and Kaylie Collins are expected to compete for the starting role while Kingsbury is on maternity leave.
The Spirit kick off their 2026 campaign on March 13 against the Portland Thorns.
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima could soon take a major step toward redesigning Sixth Avenue after the Washington State Public Works Board awarded the city a $985,600 loan.
The loan was approved for the design engineering phase of the Sixth Avenue project. The funding can also be used along Sixth Avenue for utility replacement and updated ADA use.
The Yakima City Council must decide whether to accept the award. If the council accepts it, the city’s engineering work will move forward with the design of Sixth Avenue.
The cost of installing trolley lines is excluded from the plan. The historic trolleys would need to raise the funds required to add trolley lines.
The award is scheduled to be discussed during next week’s City Council meeting.
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