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    Vote in the Charity Challenge

    Make your vote count in the 2015 CultureMap Charity Challenge

    Jennifer Chininis
    Dec 11, 2014 | 9:52 am

    Because we are committed to highlighting the good work Dallas nonprofits do to make an impact in our community, we have partnered with Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty for the second year in the CultureMap Charity Challenge. Together we selected 12 deserving organizations, and now you get to decide which one will be our charity partner for 2015 by voting in the poll from now until midnight on December 25.

    Before you make your selection, meet the finalists:

    Advocates for Community Transformation (ACT) uses the justice system to empower inner-city residents to fight crime on their street, while sharing with them the hope of the gospel. Our vision is to see safe neighborhoods, where crime is no longer tolerated and dignity and hope are restored.

    Art Station Fort Worth provides art therapy to individuals facing many different life challenges, such as mental health issues, behavioral problems, trauma and school problems due to low self-esteem, anxiety or attention issues. Others have benefitted from art therapy to increase self-awareness and explore growth potential.

    Cafe Momentum transforms the lives of Dallas' most at-risk youth by equipping them with life skills, education and employment opportunities through a restaurant and culinary training facility.

    Center for BrainHealth's mission it to understand, protect and heal the brain. Scientific exploration at BrainHealth is leading-edge, innovative and transformative, improving lives today and changing how the public thinks and acts about the brain and its health.

    D CERTpromotes a partnering effort within Dallas so that emergency personnel can train members of the community to apply all aspects of CERT training if a disastrous event overwhelms or delays Dallas' professional response.

    Dwell With Dignity creates soothing, inspiring homes for families struggling with homelessness and poverty by installing home interiors that include furnishings, art, bedding, kitchen supplies and food in the pantry.

    The Men of Nehemiah serve homeless and incarcerated men with addictive disorders by providing residential accommodations, substance abuse treatment, life skills and job placement training, case management, and recovery support services.

    Nexus Recovery Center provides substance abuse programs for adolescent girls and adult women, including those pregnant or accompanied by children.

    Ronald McDonald House of Dallas provides a home away from home for families when serious illness or injury strikes the most cherished part of their lives: their children.

    Snowball Express provides hope and new happy memories to the children of military fallen heroes who have died while on active duty since 9/11.

    SPCA of Texas brings people and animals together by providing every animal exceptional care and a loving home.

    YW Nurse-Family Partnership pairs a new mother with a registered nurse home visitor for two-and-a-half years, from pregnancy until the child is 2 years old.

    Briggs-Freeman has commissioned profiles of each nonprofit, so you can read more about them through the duration of the voting. But now it's time for you to select CultureMap's charity partner for 2015. You can vote once a day, every day, until December 25 at midnight.

    The winning nonprofit, announced on January 5, will receive a CultureMap advertising package worth $10,000.

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    What it takes to be a middle class earner in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2025

    Amber Heckler
    Feb 27, 2025 | 7:00 pm
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    Being a middle class earner in Dallas is harder than it used to be.

    Maintaining a middle class status in Dallas-Fort Worth only gets harder as the years go on, and the income ceiling to even be labeled as such has just risen even higher. So says SmartAsset's annual "What It Takes to Be Middle Class in America" report for 2025.

    According to the latest findings, middle-class income in big cities has a wide range: Depending on where the city is located, it it can be as low as $49,478 or as high as $71,359. This is up from 2024, when middle-class incomes started at $47,568.

    Among Texas cities, Plano holds the No. 1 spot on the list with the highest middle-class income ranges.

    A household in Plano would need to make a minimum of $72,389 but no more than $217,188 to be considered "middle class" in 2025. Last year, the necessary salary range to maintain a middle class designation in Plano was between $63,651 and $190,004 a year.

    The report used a variation of Pew Research's definition of a middle class household, stating the salary range is "two-thirds to double the median U.S. salary." To determine income limits, the report analyzed data from the Census Bureau's 2023 one-year American Community Survey, where the most recent data was available.

    New to the 2025 edition, SmartAsset also determined the middle class income thresholds for all 50 states.

    Arlington, Virginia has the highest middle class income range in the country, with households needing to make between $93,470 and $280,438 a year to be labeled "middle class."

    Middle class earners across Dallas-Fort Worth
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    households will also have a hard time maintaining a "middle class" designation, as the city climbed from No. 213 last year to No. 59 this year. Earners would have to make between $46,743 and $140,242 annually to be considered middle class in 2025. Last year, they would have needed to make between $43,596 and $130,800 a year.

    In a shift from the 2024 report, SmartAsset decided to analyze only the top 100 most populous U.S. cities, after previously ranking 345 cities. That means Dallas-area suburbs like Allen and McKinney – which were among the top 40 cities with the highest middle class income threshold nationwide in 2024 – were left out of this year's analysis.

    Here’s what it takes to be middle class in other DFW cities:

    • No. 43 – Irving: $52,885 to $158,670 yearly
    • No. 46 – Fort Worth: $51,383 to $154,164 yearly
    • No. 55 – Garland: $47,815 to $143,458 yearly
    • No. 61 – Arlington: $46,134 to $138,416 yearly

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    On the opposite end of the scale, middle class earners in Lubbock have one of the smallest income ranges necessary to be labeled middle class in Texas: Between $36,297 and $108,902 a year. The city ranked 92nd nationwide.

    The study says cost of living changes, rising inflation rates, and shifting wages nationwide have made it more difficult for Americans to maintain their "middle class" status.

    "For middle-class Americans, the dream has long been a life of reasonable comfort — a stable home, the ability to save enough money to retire, and enough left over for periodic splurges like family vacations, updated cars, or home improvements," the report's author wrote. "But with living costs surging over the past few years, that dream is getting pricier."

    Here’s what it takes to be a middle class earner in other Texas cities:

    • No. 18 – Austin: $60,995 to $183,002 yearly
    • No. 73 – Corpus Christi: $43,421 to $130,276 yearly
    • No. 75 – Houston: $41,754 to $125,274 yearly
    • No. 78 – San Antonio: $41,544 to $124,644 yearly
    • No. 82 – Laredo: $40,476 to $121,440 yearly
    • No. 86 – El Paso: $38,208 to $114,634 yearly

    In SmartAsset's state-by-state analysis, Texas has the 23rd largest middle class income range. Texas households would need to make between $50,515 and $151,560 to be labeled "middle class" this year. The median income for a Texas household in 2023 came out to $75,780.

    The No. 1 state with the highest income range required is Massachusetts, with middle class households needing to make between $66,565 and $199,716 yearly in 2025.

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