California has the fifth-highest income threshold for middle-class households in the country, with a 2026 middle-class income range of $66,766 to $200,298.
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Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2026
Because households cannot opt out of eating, higher grocery bills leave less for everything else.
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