Consumer News A Quarter Of All Households Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck

The percentage of low-income households living paycheck to paycheck might surprise you

There are a surprising number of low-income US households that are only getting by through living from one paycheck to the next. Here's the percentage. Read More

Nearly 1 in 4 American households living paycheck to paycheck, report reveals

A new Bank of America Institute report shows 24% of U.S. households live paycheck to paycheck in 2025, up from last year as inflation continues to outpace wages. Read More

'Two Different Worlds,' A Quarter Of U.S. Households Are Living Paycheck To Paycheck Study Finds

Nearly one-quarter of U.S. households are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a study by the Bank of America Institute released last week. An estimated 24% of households in the U.S. spend 95% of ... Read More

Nearly A Quarter Of Households Living Paycheck To Paycheck, Says BofA

Reports of car payment delinquencies are hitting record highs. Fewer Americans are opting to travel for the holidays. Consumer sentiment has sunk to a three-year low. All these things underscore a ... Read More

More Americans living paycheck to paycheck, data shows

New Bank of America data shows 24% of U.S. households now live paycheck to paycheck, driven mainly by rising financial strain among lower-income earners. Wage growth has slowed sharply for ... Read More

Nearly a quarter of U.S. households live paycheck to paycheck, report finds

A growing share of lower-income Americans are struggling to get by financially as their wages fail to keep up with inflation, according to a recent analysis. Roughly 29% of lower-income households are ... Read More

‘Things are pretty crappy.’ 1 in 4 US households are living paycheck to paycheck

New York (CNN) — Austin H. can’t wait to buy a house and start a family. But right now, the 34-year-old is barely getting by. Austin is living paycheck to paycheck and saving almost no money, one of ... Read More

Living Paycheck to Paycheck? Your City Could Be the Culprit

More Americans are struggling with rising inflation, and more households, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, are living paycheck to paycheck. Read More

Number of Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck Surges

According to a recent survey by payroll processing firm ADP, 64 percent of American workers polled report living paycheck to paycheck, up from the 46 percent who said the same in a 2023 study ... Read More

Critics warn apps keep consumers stuck in “cycle of reborrowing”

About a quarter of all United State households are living paycheck to paycheck, according to new data released by Bank of America. For many families, pay is just not keeping up with inflation. That’s ... Read More