It doesn’t matter how they categorize the middle class income for each state, the real cost of living in California is outrageous due to high cost of housing, gas and taxes. The numbers listed are not truly reflect how well we live with the incomes.
ALABAMA
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,781
ALASKA
Median household income of middle-class families: $80,230
ARIZONA
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,895
ARKANSAS
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,245
CALIFORNIA
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,197
COLORADO
Median household income of middle-class families: $74,364
CONNECTICUT
Median household income of middle-class families: $78,262
DELAWARE
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,450
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Median household income of middle-class families: $76,999
FLORIDA
Median household income of middle-class families: $70,124
GEORGIA
Median household income of middle-class families: $72,845
HAWAII
Median household income of middle-class families: $74,529
IDAHO
Median household income of middle-class families: $70,476
ILLINOIS
Median household income of middle-class families: $74,257
INDIANA
Median household income of middle-class families: $72,352
IOWA
Median household income of middle-class families: $75,953
KANSAS
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,250
KENTUCKY
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,926
LOUISIANA
Median household income of middle-class families: $72,928
MAINE
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,454
MARYLAND
Median household income of middle-class families: $77,416
MASSACHUSETTS
Median household income of middle-class families: $77,965
MICHIGAN
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,248
MINNESOTA
Median household income of middle-class families: $76,310
MISSISSIPPI
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,391
MISSOURI
Median household income of middle-class families: $72,646
MONTANA
Median household income of middle-class families: $70,813
NEBRASKA
Median household income of middle-class families: $74,432
NEVADA
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,589
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Median household income of middle-class families: $75,647
NEW JERSEY
Median household income of middle-class families: $75,768
NEW MEXICO
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,680
NEW YORK
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,227
NORTH CAROLINA
Median household income of middle-class families: $72,342
NORTH DAKOTA
Median household income of middle-class families: $75,801
OHIO
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,458
OKLAHOMA
Median household income of middle-class families: $72,249
OREGON
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,971
PENNSYLVANIA
Median household income of middle-class families: $73,659
RHODE ISLAND
Median household income of middle-class families: $74,908
SOUTH CAROLINA
Median household income of middle-class families: $72,752
SOUTH DAKOTA
Median household income of middle-class families: $77,176
TENNESSEE
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,744
TEXAS
Median household income of middle-class families: $72,542
UTAH
Median household income of middle-class families: $71,367
VERMONT
Median household income of middle-class families: $75,540
VIRGINIA
Median household income of middle-class families: $74,999
WASHINGTON
Median household income of middle-class families: $74,183
WEST VIRGINIA
Median household income of middle-class families: $70,838
WISCONSIN
Median household income of middle-class families: $74,577
WYOMING
Median household income of middle-class families: $75,811
Depend on the size of the family – The upper range should be adequate for California – or not.
Household of one: $24,042 to $72,126
Household of two: $34,000 to $102,001
Household of three: $41,641 to $124,925
Household of four: $48,083 to $144,251
Household of five: $53,759 to $161,277