50 Cities Where It Takes Six Figures To Be Middle Class in 2024

The middle class could use some rebranding considering that people who earn a very wide range of income, from around $50,000 to $150,000, are often all lumped into the same category. 

A general rule of thumb is that being middle class means to earn two-thirds to double the average income of a region or city. Thus, whether you qualify as middle class depends on where you live as well as how much you earn.

To find out the cities where it takes six figures to be middle class, GOBankingRates used the 2022 American Community Survey as conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. To be considered, the city had to have over 10,000 households. Here’s a closer look at the list.

• Median household income: $237,730

The middle class ranges from $158,471 at the low end to $475,460 at the high end.

• Median household income: $223,667

The middle class ranges from $149,096 at the low end to $447,334 at the high end.

• Median household income: $219,413

The middle class ranges from $146,261 at the low end to $438,826 at the high end.

• Median household income: $218,710

The middle class ranges from $145,792 at the low end to $437,420 at the high end.

• Median household income: $215,047

The middle class ranges from $143,350 at the low end to $430,094 at the high end.

• Median household income: $214,118

The middle class ranges from $142,731 at the low end to $428,236 at the high end.

• Median household income: $209,518

The middle class ranges from $139,665 at the low end to $419,036 at the high end.

• Median household income: $206,323

The middle class ranges from $137,535 at the low end to $412,646 at the high end.

• Median household income: $206,261

The middle class ranges from $137,494 at the low end to $412,522 at the high end.

• Median household income: $203,235

The middle class ranges from $135,476 at the low end to $406,470 at the high end.

• Median household income: $198,273

The middle class ranges from $132,169 at the low end to $396,546 at the high end.

• Median household income: $198,117

The middle class ranges from $132,065 at the low end to $396,234 at the high end.

• Median household income: $191,267

The middle class ranges from $127,499 at the low end to $382,534 at the high end.

• Median household income: $191,039

The middle class ranges from $127,347 at the low end to $382,078 at the high end.

• Median household income: $190,829

The middle class ranges from $127,207 at the low end to $381,658 at the high end.

• Median household income: $188,544

The middle class ranges from $125,683 at the low end to $377,088 at the high end.

• Median household income: $187,217

The middle class ranges from $124,799 at the low end to $374,434 at the high end.

• Median household income: $185,944

The middle class ranges from $123,950 at the low end to $371,888 at the high end.

• Median household income: $185,546

The middle class ranges from $123,685 at the low end to $371,092 at the high end.

• Median household income: $183,750

The middle class ranges from $122,488 at the low end to $367,500 at the high end.

• Median household income: $183,056

The middle class ranges from $122,025 at the low end to $366,112 at the high end.

• Median household income: $181,639

The middle class ranges from $121,081 at the low end to $363,278 at the high end.

• Median household income: $181,576

The middle class ranges from $121,039 at the low end to $363,152 at the high end.

• Median household income: $176,373

The middle class ranges from $117,570 at the low end to $352,746 at the high end.

• Median household income: $174,779

The middle class ranges from $116,508 at the low end to $349,558 at the high end.

• Median household income: $174,506

The middle class ranges from $116,326 at the low end to $349,012 at the high end.

• Median household income: $174,156

The middle class ranges from $116,092 at the low end to $348,312 at the high end.

• Median household income: $172,432

The middle class ranges from $114,943 at the low end to $344,864 at the high end.

• Median household income: $169,023

The middle class ranges from $112,671 at the low end to $338,046 at the high end.

• Median household income: $168,804

The middle class ranges from $112,525 at the low end to $337,608 at the high end.

• Median household income: $168,672

The middle class ranges from $112,437 at the low end to $337,344 at the high end.

• Median household income: $168,137 

The middle class ranges from $112,080 at the low end to $336,274 at the high end.

• Median household income: $166,769

The middle class ranges from $111,168 at the low end to $333,538 at the high end.

• Median household income: $166,747

The middle class ranges from $111,154 at the low end to $333,494 at the high end.

• Median household income: $166,541

The middle class ranges from $111,016 at the low end to $333,082 at the high end.

• Median household income: $165,940

The middle class ranges from $110,616 at the low end to $331,880 at the high end.

• Median household income: $165,352

The middle class ranges from $110,224 at the low end to $330,704 at the high end.

• Median household income: $164,918

The middle class ranges from $109,934 at the low end to $329,836 at the high end.

• Median household income: $164,288

The middle class ranges from $109,514 at the low end to $328,576 at the high end.

• Median household income: $163,993

The middle class ranges from $109,318 at the low end to $327,986 at the high end.

• Median household income: $162,094

The middle class ranges from $108,052 at the low end to $324,188 at the high end.

• Median household income: $159,567

The middle class ranges from $106,367 at the low end to $319,134 at the high end.

• Median household income: $159,465

The middle class ranges from $106,299 at the low end to $318,930 at the high end.

• Median household income: $158,363

The middle class ranges from $105,565 at the low end to $316,726 at the high end.

• Median household income: $158,343

The middle class ranges from $105,551 at the low end to $316,686 at the high end.

• Median household income: $156,512

The middle class ranges from $104,331 at the low end to 313,024 at the high end.

• Median household income: $156,126

The middle class ranges from $104,074 at the low end to $312,252 at the high end.

• Median household income: $155,287

The middle class ranges from $103,514 at the low end to $310,574 at the high end.

• Median household income: $154,509

The middle class ranges from $102,996 at the low end to $309,018 at the high end.

• Median household income: $154,471

The middle class ranges from $102,970 at the low end to $308,942 at the high end.

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Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates used the 2022 American Community Survey as conducted by the US Census Bureau to find all the cities where one must make above $100k to be considered middle-class. For this piece, GOBankingRates defined middle-class income as two-thirds to double an area’s income. To be considered the city had to have over 10,000 households. All data was collected and up to date as of May 6, 2024.