lower middle class
Between poor, wealthy
The lower middle class is the economic and social stratum between the working class and the more prosperous middle class.
It typically includes clerical workers, small business owners, and semi-professionals—people with modest but stable incomes who aspire to middle-class respectability without its financial security: Her parents were lower middle class, comfortable but always careful with money.
- working familyHousehold with employed members
- blue collarManual labor workforce
- teacher's aideClassroom support staff
- statusOne's relative position
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
bank teller · poverty · rank · clerical worker · culture · financial stability · paycheck to paycheck · tight budget · capital · paralegal · public schooling · traditional values · healthcare costs · suburban living · used car · public transit · upward mobility · student debt
- Wealth Classespoor, rich, wealthy, affluent, millionaires
lower middle classupper class
Wealthiest societal stratum
wealthy · elite · upper middle class · aristocracy · the rich
lower middle classelite
Superior select group
aristocracy · high society · social elite · upper crust · nobility
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