Illinois residents need to make more to be considered in the “middle class” compared to in 2022, and Missouri’s middle class income floor has also increased, according to a new report.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports Illinois has a median household income of $81,702 , though several southern Illinois counties have median incomes below the state’s overall median .
A March 17 report from finance website GoBankingRates reports the minimum income required to be considered middle class increased by $2,179 in Illinois from 2022 to 2025 …