With what social class do you identify?

[Gunslinger08]

Just like most people, I'm middle class. I'm not struggling, but I do have to work.

 

[WildHorse]

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[InflatableBuddha]

I put the "ass" in middle class.

 

[oiprocs]

There are no poor class victims here because they are all out working/doping/dealing/studying.

 

[nerdress]

I'm lower middle class. We used to be upper middle class. If we sold our home when it was the right time, sure we'd still be upper middle class but no--that's my family.

ME, I make...under 50k a year. Lower class middle class?

 

[Safeway]

See signature. Future wife will be a PharmD/PhD. Combined will be around $300,000 scaling to $900,000 within 20 years.

 

[Alone]

I'm lower class. About 40k/year but I get to blow shit up.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: Alone
I'm lower class. About 40k/year but I get to blow shit up.

I would append as lower middle class. "lower class" would be more lie 0-$30k.

 

[Scouzer]

By definition... wouldn't you think that:

Bottom 33% = Lower Class
Middle 33% = Middle Class
Upper 33% = Upper Class

That's how I think of it. That'd put me square into the middle class, maybe middle high.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: Alone
I'm lower class. About 40k/year but I get to blow shit up.

That's lower middle. Lower class is when you need government assistance.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

upper middle

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
By definition... wouldn't you think that:

Bottom 33% = Lower Class
Middle 33% = Middle Class
Upper 33% = Upper Class

That's how I think of it. That'd put me square into the middle class, maybe middle high.

Depends on what you mean by % here. There's more than one way of defining that.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
By definition... wouldn't you think that:

Bottom 33% = Lower Class
Middle 33% = Middle Class
Upper 33% = Upper Class

That's how I think of it. That'd put me square into the middle class, maybe middle high.

It's pyramid, not circle. More like upper class is top 1% or less.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
By definition... wouldn't you think that:

Bottom 33% = Lower Class
Middle 33% = Middle Class
Upper 33% = Upper Class

That's how I think of it. That'd put me square into the middle class, maybe middle high.

Once the company I work for goes public then I'll be middle class.

 

[Polish3d]

Originally posted by: Safeway
See signature. Future wife will be a PharmD/PhD. Combined will be around $300,000 scaling to $900,000 within 20 years.

What has your experience been with dating someone who has attained similar education / income (who intends to continue working post-marriage) versus someone who has not attained such levels / would intend not to continue working post marriage (if you have dated women from both categories)?

 

[Alone]

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: Alone
I'm lower class. About 40k/year but I get to blow shit up.

I would append as lower middle class. "lower class" would be more lie 0-$30k.

It's probably closer to 38k, but CAD.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: Polish3d
I thought about adding a poll but I'm less interested in the ratios we have here and more interested in with what class people identify and why...

I read (on Wikipedia) that up to 6% of Americans identify as "upper class" which is a much looser definition than I would have thought accurate.

For the record, I'm not personally sure, but I commonly think of it as being somewhere between upper-middle and upper.

(Because: my parents make a combined income of around 375-425k, one has a trust fund worth several million, and they have ownership in a company worth (assuming the company continues) between 4-15 million (or so), and they live in an "upper class" part of the country - In one of Atherton / Palo Alto / Menlo Park / Hillsborough / Woodside, CA )

Unlike most of the other people posting (surprisingly honestly) in this thread, my circumstances are very similar to yours. I consider myself to be upper-middle to upper class. My family's long tradition of high education and civic power probably puts me over the edge into upper class by many people's standards.

As for what most people consider upper class? It obviously varies. I do not think that 6% of the US is upper class. That would include a large number of people making low 100s for family income, and many people without substantial assets aside from their family home.

I think the most important indicator of upper-class status is education and substantial assets or income independent of one's professional career. A bit of old school "class" doesn't hurt either.

Incidentally, I was recently in Hillsborough CA several times. Extremely extremely wealthy there. Makes me look almost poor

 

[hzl eyed grl]

I'm most definitely a po' folk.

 

[kami333]

Grandparents - stupidly rich
Parents - upper class
me - lower middle class

Nice progress lol

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: Alone

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: Alone
I'm lower class. About 40k/year but I get to blow shit up.

I would append as lower middle class. "lower class" would be more lie 0-$30k.

It's probably closer to 38k, but CAD.

Canadian here too

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Polish3d
I thought about adding a poll but I'm less interested in the ratios we have here and more interested in with what class people identify and why...

I read (on Wikipedia) that up to 6% of Americans identify as "upper class" which is a much looser definition than I would have thought accurate.

For the record, I'm not personally sure, but I commonly think of it as being somewhere between upper-middle and upper.

(Because: my parents make a combined income of around 375-425k, one has a trust fund worth several million, and they have ownership in a company worth (assuming the company continues) between 4-15 million (or so), and they live in an "upper class" part of the country - In one of Atherton / Palo Alto / Menlo Park / Hillsborough / Woodside, CA )

Atherton has like the highest median income in the Bay Area. It's insane. Good area to be in though. I'd love to retire there. But really housing in the Bay is ridiculous. You can't sell. EVER.

 

[dbk]

peasant

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: hzl eyed grl
I'm most definitely a po' folk.

Nothing to be ashamed off. I like "Po" folk better on average

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Polish3d
I thought about adding a poll but I'm less interested in the ratios we have here and more interested in with what class people identify and why...

I read (on Wikipedia) that up to 6% of Americans identify as "upper class" which is a much looser definition than I would have thought accurate.

For the record, I'm not personally sure, but I commonly think of it as being somewhere between upper-middle and upper.

(Because: my parents make a combined income of around 375-425k, one has a trust fund worth several million, and they have ownership in a company worth (assuming the company continues) between 4-15 million (or so), and they live in an "upper class" part of the country - In one of Atherton / Palo Alto / Menlo Park / Hillsborough / Woodside, CA )

Atherton has like the highest median income in the Bay Area. It's insane. Good area to be in though. I'd love to retire there. But really housing in the Bay is ridiculous. You can't sell. EVER.

I think, (could be wrong) that Hillsborough is quite a bit higher. But Hillsborough proper only has about 500 homes AFAIK.

 

[nerdress]

Originally posted by: Deleted member 4644

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Polish3d
I thought about adding a poll but I'm less interested in the ratios we have here and more interested in with what class people identify and why...

I read (on Wikipedia) that up to 6% of Americans identify as "upper class" which is a much looser definition than I would have thought accurate.

For the record, I'm not personally sure, but I commonly think of it as being somewhere between upper-middle and upper.

(Because: my parents make a combined income of around 375-425k, one has a trust fund worth several million, and they have ownership in a company worth (assuming the company continues) between 4-15 million (or so), and they live in an "upper class" part of the country - In one of Atherton / Palo Alto / Menlo Park / Hillsborough / Woodside, CA )

Atherton has like the highest median income in the Bay Area. It's insane. Good area to be in though. I'd love to retire there. But really housing in the Bay is ridiculous. You can't sell. EVER.

I think, (could be wrong) that Hillsborough is quite a bit higher. But Hillsborough proper only has about 500 homes AFAIK.

It's not. I have family and friends in both Hillsborough and Atherton.

I love Atherton, though. The Hills blows because you feel like dying every time you drive through it.