Is $70,000 a year considered upper, lower, or bottom of middle class for a faimily of four in Southern Calif?
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I would say LOWER!\n\nIn Michigan you would be MIDDLE CLASS.\n\nFYI My husband ONLY made $38,000 last year, family of 5.\nThe year before ONLY $27,000\n\nContact YOUR local Chamber of Commerce, they SHOULD have statistics for INCOME Levels in your area and state.
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Your caseworker at Department of Social Services should be able to answer that.  If they are as bad at returning phone calls as they are in my state, their web site might have the income standards.  Also, a non-profit supportive job/training organization would know, and their services might be helpful if it has been awhile since you worked.  In my state it is REALLY LOW, like $300+ if you are not on disability.  If you are on disability, it is determined by what type of benefit you get as to what the income standards are (and that is federal, so I could answer that for you).
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It depends on the district. There is usually a state baseline pay, but districts modify entrance pay based on whether they are rural, sububrban, urban, or Title 1 or not, or are serving low, medium, or high-income families, etc.
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$70,000 on up. Some can make millions.
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This page lists income standards:\nhttp://dfsweb.state.wy.us/STATEPLN/medincome.html\n\nwhich I accessed from this web page:\nhttp://dfsweb.state.wy.us/programlisting.html\n\nI hope this helps, and wish you the best of luck!
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middle class. not rich... but not poor...
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well NY has 40 Billionaires so Id say the highest income is about $10B\n\nAlso a lot of poor people upstate so Id say the lowest income is $0.00
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yes..... but only those whose family do not make a certian level of income.
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The median income for a household in the city was $37,897, and the median income for a family was $47,391. Males had a median income of $35,138 versus $28,705 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,450. 14.8% of the population and 10.8% of families were below the poverty line. 18.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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Irvine Ca - From $40 to $1090 a month.\n\nRegards
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US standard poverty line for four is: (non military) \n\n$25,000.00 USD
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there are more options for "poor" people than middle class people. i only got 200$ from TAP because my parents made "too much" money as clerical and factory workers.... never mind they're barely heating our house right now cuz they're so poor....\n\nlook into federal assistance, TAP, Perkins LOan, Stafford LOan. they will help you with federally subsidized loans which have a lower interest rate than private loans. if your serious about your education and do graduate, your student loan payments might be around $145 a month if you consolidate. \n\ngo to a community college and get the associates first, it is much cheaper than going to a four year school right off the bat... would probably save you like 15 grand or more. then transfer to a four year school.\n\ni owe $35,000 for my undergrad (on top of scholarships i recieved and some help from my parents!)and by the time im finished with my masters will be over $60,000. will be paying back for the rest of my life. you can't just have money handed to you. take the initiative and do it yourself. i bet you'll do better in school too if you have to pay for it on your own.\n\nthere are ways to make education a possibility. all you have to do is go out and look. i applaud your desire to graduate.  best of luck.
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The middle class is shrinking in the US, and this is not good. Also, in places like florida there is more of an abundance of cheap labor. Immigrants who will work for a cheaper labor. The median income in the US is about 41k a year, which is well within middle class. Also, it may have been a factor of where you were. In a city you may only see those two aspects highlighted. And you may have to travel the suburbs to find the true middle class.
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Already past the tipping point.  If "middle class" means average, then there's no way a family of four making $38,000 a year can afford $80 to $200 for lousy seats, 10 more for parking, and 30 bucks for food.  At best, it's a once-a-year treat.  \n\nYou can't build an economic model for a sports team based on middle class fans.  And the owners don't seem to understand how to measure market economics, either (below).
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Obviously not including CA, NY or some other crazy economy i would say anywhere from 35k starting out with min certs up to 110k plus if someone sucks up for long enough.
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If you could find "middle class" average people who agree. I do not think we could agree on who is middle class Harvard says single income of $41,000 & 2 income family of $72,000. I think anything below $150,000 is middle class. \nMy friends & I are middle class people, we do not live in mansions or have chaueffers, we are just regular people & we do not vote alike very often.\n\nIt is someone's dream that would would be democrats - and our nightmare. Middle Income - Kennedys, Clintons, Kerrys, rockafellares, Fords, Gates, Clooney, Oprah - I want their middle class income.
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Mine is about the same and I receive 2700.00 per semester. You may want to check and see if there are any Social services that will help single parents with education. Most states have these.