Jon Brooks(@jonbrooks ):If you make under $115,000 a year, you’re now basically lower middle class in America. Read that again. It now takes roughly $116,000 of household income to afford a house. The median household income? Just $69,000. This is why: • People feel broke • Consumer debt is exploding • Young families can’t get ahead • The middle class is disappearing in real time The economy looks strong on paper. But the average American is getting financially suffocated.

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Jon Brooks@jonbrooks

2026.05.14 00:00

If you make under $115,000 a year, you’re now basically lower middle class in America. Read that again. It now takes roughly $116,000 of household income to afford a house. The median household income? Just $69,000. This is why: • People feel broke • Consumer debt is exploding • Young families can’t get ahead • The middle class is disappearing in real time The economy looks strong on paper. But the average American is getting financially suffocated.