The following was created in GPT-5, using the most commonly accepted US social class info.
AI Prompt: what is the most generally accepted social class names and percentiles in the US?
The following is what was created (I asked GPT to add income, in a 2nd prompt):
U.S. Social Classes with 2024–2025 + Income Ranges
Personally, I’ve always like the Dennis Gilbert social class model because it feels more “real”. Perhaps the model above though, reflect the fact that things are more affordable at this point in time versus the past.
For example, in an older time period (let’s say the 1800s), international travel was limited to just the Elite (mostly just the top 1%), but today almost 50% of citizen have passports (48% in 2024). So almost half the country travels outside of the US.
The main reason is the flying is much cheaper than taking 2 to 6 weeks off from work to travel to Europe, etc.
I’m impressed how quickly Chat-GPT can adjust the table and update the number on the fly. It’s like candy for a financial numbers nerd like me!
Have fun with it,
MR
