What is Middle class?
The '''Middle class''' describes people who are not [[Aristocracy|aristocrat]]s/[[upper class]] nor [[working class]] or [[Poor|underclass]] but have a fair [[standard of living]]. Depending on class model used, the ''middle class'' may make up anywhere from 45% to 49% of households in the [[United States]]. They generally make up the largest group or the [[majority]] of the [[population]] in [[developed countries]]. In [[developing countries]], the middle class, generally makes up a much smaller percentage of the population. There is a [[lower middle class]] and an [[upper middle class]]. In [[Marxism]], middle class is the class below the upper class, who is the ruling class. The word ''[[bourgeoisie]]'' may also be used as a [[synonym]] of middle class. It may be defined by the jobs people do, or by how much they earn. In the [[United Kingdom]] [[median]] disposable household income in 2022 was just under £33,000. Many businesses target middle class people. The top 20% of UK householders are responsible for 40% of [[consumer]] spending.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Onita|first=Laura|date=2023-08-14|title=How the middle-class consumer is adapting to rising living costs|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/9e7dde14-f2d4-42db-acca-8802c96066bc?|access-date=2023-08-14}}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[White-collar worker]] *[[Proletariat]] *[[Petite bourgeoisie]] *[[Yuppie]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Social classes]]