What Do You Think “Middle Class” In Minnesota Is?

We’re all trying to make the most money we can. We do it for our families so we can live more comfortably. The hours we work, and sacrifices we make are geared so that we can provide the best possible life that we can. 

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But many of us still find ourselves struggling to achieve the comfort level we desire. No matter which side of the political aisle you find yourself on, you’ll not be able to convince many people that “we the people” haven’t been and aren’t still being caught in a tug-of-war style competition when it comes to the money we make and what the cost of living is right now.  

I came across an article the other day which I thought was interesting and raised a few good questions.  

Here is the first question; how much money do you think middle class families make in Minnesota? And question two, what is your lower range of that classification and what is on the higher end? 

And lastly, is it a big range between the upper and lower of what you call middle class? According to an article on msn.com, the range of middle class in Minnesota is very wide.  

This article says that the lower outer beacon of middle class in Minnesota is a household income of $56,718. Honestly, that seemed really low when you look at the total household income.  

The figure for the upper end was a lot higher than I thought it would be, $170,172. If I were guessing about that figure, it would have been at worst classified as “lower upper class”. 

The median household income for the state is said to be $85,086. That sounds about like a normal median income, which again causes me to beg the question how does the upper end of what this article calls middle class end up being roughly $85,000 higher than the median mark.  

Knowing these numbers, where does your family fall in the category of the state’s income classifications? And how close were you to being able to identify what middle-class is in Minnesota.