在美国,究竟如何定义中产阶级(Middle Class)?根据皮尤研究中心(The Pew Research Center)的定义:收入是美国家庭收入中位数的三分之二至两倍的家庭。“middle class, or middle-income households, as those with incomes that are two-thirds to double the U.S. median household income.”
但是,由于各州的生活成本和平均收入差异很大,因此在一个州成为“中产阶级”所需的收入可能比在另一个州成为中产阶级所需的收入要多得多或者少得多。下面我们就根据美国人口普查局 2018 年美国社区调查的数据,介绍一下每个州的二口、三口和四口之家需要赚取多少才能符合本州“中产”的条件。
Alaska
2-person family middle-class income range: $56,330.92 to $168,152
3-person family middle-class income range: $60,428.64 to $180,384
4-person family middle-class income range: $69,665.26 to $207,956
California
2-person family middle-class income range: $50,117.34 to $149,604
3-person family middle-class income range: $54,870.99 to $163,794
4-person family middle-class income range: $62,647.68 to $187,008
Florida
2-person family middle-class income range: $39,789.96 to $118,776
3-person family middle-class income range: $43,393.89 to $129,534
4-person family middle-class income range: $51,789.66 to $154,596
Hawaii
2-person family middle-class income range: $51,397.71 to $153,426
3-person family middle-class income range: $61,821.57 to $184,542
4-person family middle-class income range: $69,842.14 to $208,484
Illinois
2-person family middle-class income range: $47,116.41 to $140,646
3-person family middle-class income range: $54,310.87 to $162,122
4-person family middle-class income range: $65,412.77 to $195,262
New Jersey
2-person family middle-class income range: $54,144.71 to $161,626
3-person family middle-class income range: $67,765.81 to $202,286
4-person family middle-class income range: $82,698.10 to $246,860
New York
2-person family middle-class income range: $46,597.83 to $139,098
3-person family middle-class income range: $55,155.74 to $164,644
4-person family middle-class income range: $67,252.59 to $200,754
Texas
2-person family middle-class income range: $43,321.53 to $129,318
3-person family middle-class income range: $47,581.39 to $142,034
4-person family middle-class income range: $54,994.94 to $164,164
Washington
2-person family middle-class income range: $51,331.38 to $153,228
3-person family middle-class income range: $58,312.78 to $174,068
4-person family middle-class income range: $68,185.23 to $203,538
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