What makes someone Upper rather than Middle class?

[mrcunningham]

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I think in the US the dividing line is probably around 250K/yr, give or take. Class typically means income almost exclusively, I think, here.

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I agree with the idea that class in the US depends primarily on income. I would add, however, that the threshold depends in large part where you reside.

$250,000 in the Bay Area is definitely middle class, while $200,000 in Houston or Galveston would put you into the upper class.