How does class manifest in the United States? Social class in the United States is based on income. The upper classes are the superrich, a tiny proportion of the population. The lower upper class is...

How does class manifest in the United States? Social class in the United States is based on income. The upper classes are the superrich, a tiny proportion of the population. The lower upper class is usually well educated with upper-level jobs and incomes. The upper middle class consists of white-collar managers and community leaders. The middle middle class is viewed as the “normal” Americans; they hold white-collar jobs, own small businesses, or have good-paying blue-collar jobs. The working class has steady jobs as blue-collar or low-level white-collar workers. The lower class, or working poor, live precariously on the edge, while the underclass are very poor.