How Much You Need To Be Middle Class in These 12 Midwest States

People find homes and build lives in the American Midwest for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they embrace the warmth of community, along with the flavor of a good hot dish. Or maybe they appreciate the ability to experience the pleasures of changing seasons.

Whatever their reason, many of them have a common goal — to earn and save enough money to live comfortably within the middle class. 

To help you determine how much you need to live within the middle class in these Midwest states, GOBankingRates took a look at the numbers and found a wide range of amounts. Read on for a breakdown of all 12 states.

• Median Household Income: $78,433
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $52,283
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $156,866

• Median Household Income: $67,173
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $44,778
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $134,346

• Median Household Income: $70,571
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $47,043
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $141,142

• Median Household Income: $69,747
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $46,493
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $139,494

• Median Household Income: $68,505
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $45,665
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $137,010

• Median Household Income: $84,313
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $56,203
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $168,626

• Median Household Income: $65,920
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $43,942
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $131,840

• Median Household Income: $71,722
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $47,810
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $143,444

• Median Household Income: $73,959
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $49,301
• Highest End of Middle Class Income:  $147,918

• Median Household Income: $66,990
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $44,656
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $133,980

• Median Household Income: $69,457
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $46,300
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $138,914

• Median Household Income: $72,458
• Lowest End of Middle Class Income: $48,301
• Highest End of Middle Class Income: $144,916

Methodology: For this piece GOBankingRates used the 2022 American Communit Survey as conducted by the US Census Bureau to isolate the median household income of all Southern states (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI). Once those figures were found GOBankingRates was able to determine middle-class income of the state under the definition that middle-class income is two/thirds to double the income of a given area. All data was collected and is up to date as of May 6, 2024.