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How much do you need to make to be middle class in Idaho? New study reveals the range

by Daniel Schrager / Idaho Statesman
| March 14, 2025 11:10 AM

About half of U.S. residents live in a middle-class household. But is there a way to know if your household is one of them? 

Idaho’s median household income is right around $75,000, while Boise’s is a little higher at $81,308, according to the Census Bureau’s latest five-year rolling estimates. But there’s plenty of room on either side of that number for a household to still count as middle class. 

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