
Everyone likes to guess where they stand on the wealth ladder. Maybe you feel middle class because you're juggling a mortgage, daycare, and grocery bills. Or maybe you feel upper class because you've got that country club membership and don't think twice about ordering the surf-and-turf.
But feelings don't always match reality. The Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances tracks the hard numbers, and it shows exactly how household net worth breaks down across lower, middle, and upper tiers.