You need to make this much to be considered middle-class in Texas

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A new study shows how much a person in Texas needs to make in order to be considered middle-class.

The annual study from SmartAsset calculated the middle-class income ranges for 100 major U.S. cities and all 50 states.

Middle-class in Texas

By the numbers:

In order to be considered middle-class in Texas, you need to make between $50,515 and $151,560, according to the study.

The same study last year found the range to be considered middle-class in Texas to be from $48,185 to $144,568.

SmartAsset's study considers middle-class to be two-thirds to double the median household income.

Texas finished in the middle of the pack in the rankings.

The median household income in the state is $75,780.

That put the Lone Star State as the 23rd highest of the 50 states.

What is considered middle-class in North Texas

By the numbers:

The study also looked at what is considered to be middle-class in 100 cities around the country.

Plano had the highest median income of North Texas cities in the study and finished 7th in the United States.

• 7. Plano, $72,389-$217,188
• 43. Irving, $52,885-$158,670
• 46. Fort Worth, $51,383-$154,164
• 55. Garland, $47,815-$143,458
• 59. Dallas, $46,743-$140,242
• 61. Arlington, $46,134-$138,416

Other Texas cities to make the list include Austin (18), Corpus Christi (73), Houston (75), San Antonio (78), Laredo (82), El Paso (86) and Lubbock (92).

Middle-class for each U.S. state

1. Massachusetts, $66,565-$199,716
2. New Jersey, $66,514-$199,562
3. Maryland, $65,779-$197,356
4. New Hampshire, $64,552-$193,676
5. California, $63,674-$191,042
6. Hawaii, $63,542-$190,644
7. Washington, $63,064-$189,210
8. Utah, $62,274-$186,842
9. Colorado, $61,934-$185,822
10. Connecticut, $61,104-$183,330
11. Virginia, $59,948-$179,862
12. Alaska, $57,748-$173,262
13. Minnesota, $56,718-$170,172
14. Rhode Island, $56,642-$169,944
15. New York, $54,725-$164,190
16. Delaware, $54,235-$162,722
17. Vermont, $54,135-$162,422
18. Illinois, $53,532-$160,612
19. Oregon, $53,435-$160,320
20. Arizona, $51,538-$154,630
21. North Dakota, $51,012-$153,050
22. Nevada, $50,904-$152,728
23. Texas, $50,515-$151,560
24. Idaho, $49,956-$149,884
25. Georgia, $49,750-$149,264
26. Wisconsin, $49,749-$149,262
27. Nebraska, $49,722-$149,180
28. Pennsylvania, $49,211-$147,648
29. Maine, $49,150-$147,466
30. Florida, $48,869-$146,622
31. Wyoming, $48,272-$144,830
32. South Dakota, $47,869-$143,620
33. Iowa, $47,617-$142,866
34. Montana, $47,198-$141,608
35. North Carolina, $47,198-$141,608
36. Kansas, $46,884-$140,666
37. Indiana, $46,313-$138,954
38. Michigan, $46,117-$138,366
39. Missouri, $45,692-$137,090
40. South Carolina, $45,198-$135,608
41. Ohio, $45,175-$135,538
42. Tennessee, $45,083-$135,262
43. New Mexico, $41,508-$124,536
44. Alabama, $41,471-$124,424
45. Oklahoma, $41,421-$124,276
46. Kentucky, $40,741-$122,236
47. Arkansas, $39,129-$117,400
48. Louisiana, $38,815-$116,458
49. West Virginia, $37,295-$111,896
50. Mississippi, $36,132-$108,406

What is considered middle-class in U.S. cities

1. Arlington, Virginia, $93,470-$280,438
2. San Jose, California, $90,810-$272,458
3. Irvine, California, $85,317-$255,978
4. San Francisco, California, $84,478-$253,460
5. Gilbert, Arizona, $81,622-$244,890
6. Seattle, Washington, $80,397-$241,216
7. Plano, Texas, $72,389-$217,188
8. Washington, District of Columbia, $72,133-$216,420
9. Chula Vista, California, $71,075-$213,246
10. Scottsdale, Arizona, $70,698-$212,116
11. San Diego, California, $70,513-$211,560
12. Chandler, Arizona, $70,255-$210,786
13. Boston, Massachusetts, $64,614-$193,862
14. Oakland, California, $64,546-$193,656
15. Anchorage, Alaska, $62,952-$188,874
16. Denver, Colorado, $62,765-$188,314
17. Chesapeake, Virginia, $61,749-$185,266
18. Austin, Texas, $60,995-$183,002
19. Jersey City, New Jersey, $60,851-$182,572
20. Enterprise, Nevada, $60,811-$182,450
21. Virginia Beach, Virginia, $60,755-$182,282
22. Aurora, Colorado, $59,527-$178,600
23. Riverside, California, $58,777-$176,350
24. Raleigh, North Carolina, $57,534-$172,618
25. Portland, Oregon, $57,366-$172,114
26. Sacramento, California, $57,280-$171,856
27. Santa Ana, California, $57,270-$171,828
28. Atlanta, Georgia, $57,248-$171,760
29. Honolulu, Hawaii, $56,599-$169,814
30. Anaheim, California, $56,576-$169,744
31. Colorado Springs, Colorado, $55,471-$166,430
32. Henderson, Nevada, $54,979-$164,952
33. Long Beach, California, $54,399-$163,212
34. Minneapolis, Minnesota, $53,995-$162,002
35. Charlotte, North Carolina, $53,715-$161,162
36. Reno, Nevada, $53,571-$160,730
37. Nashville, Tennessee, $53,473-$160,434
38. Durham, North Carolina, $53,371-$160,128
39. Boise City, Idaho, $53,313-$159,954
40. Los Angeles, California, $53,129-$159,402
41. Phoenix, Arizona, $53,104-$159,328
42. Bakersfield, California, $52,898-$158,710
43. Irving, Texas, $52,885-$158,670
44. Mesa, Arizona, $52,758-$158,290
45. North Las Vegas, Nevada, $52,627-$157,898
46. Fort Worth, Texas, $51,383-$154,164
47. New York, New York, $51,046-$153,154
48. Stockton, California, $50,789-$152,382
49. Port St. Lucie, Florida, $49,947-$149,856
50. Chicago, Illinois, $49,644-$148,948
51. St. Paul, Minnesota, $49,312-$147,950
52. Las Vegas, Nevada, $49,184-$147,568
53. Tampa, Florida, $48,562-$145,702
54. St. Petersburg, Florida, $47,824-$143,486
55. Garland, Texas, $47,815-$143,458
56. Omaha, Nebraska, $47,487-$142,476
57. Glendale, Arizona, $47,062-$141,200
58. Madison, Wisconsin, $46,985-$140,968
59. Dallas, Texas, $46,743-$140,242
60. Orlando, Florida, $46,271-$138,828
61. Arlington, Texas, $46,134-$138,416
62. Miami, Florida, $45,752-$137,270
63. Jacksonville, Florida, $45,375-$136,138
64. Lincoln, Nebraska, $45,362-$136,100
65. Albuquerque, New Mexico, $45,267-$135,814
66. Fresno, California, $45,064-$135,206
67. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, $44,672-$134,030
68. Indianapolis, Indiana, $44,415-$133,258
69. Lexington, Kentucky, $44,257-$132,784
70. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, $44,142-$132,438
71. Richmond, Virginia, $43,762-$131,300
72. Kansas City, Missouri, $43,479-$130,450
73. Corpus Christi, Texas, $43,421-$130,276
74. Spokane, Washington, $43,340-$130,032
75. Houston, Texas, $41,754-$125,274
76. Norfolk, Virginia, $41,584-$124,764
77. Columbus, Ohio, $41,563-$124,700
78. San Antonio, Texas, $41,544-$124,644
79. Greensboro, North Carolina, $41,161-$123,494
80. Louisville, Kentucky, $40,988-$122,976
81. Wichita, Kansas, $40,850-$122,562
82. Laredo, Texas, $40,476-$121,440
83. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $40,197-$120,604
84. Baltimore, Maryland, $39,715-$119,158
85. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, $39,455-$118,378
86. El Paso, Texas, $38,208-$114,634
87. Fort Wayne, Indiana, $38,088-$114,276
88. Tulsa, Oklahoma, $37,877-$113,642
89. St. Louis, Missouri, $37,493-$112,490
90. Tucson, Arizona, $37,135-$111,416
91. New Orleans, Louisiana, $37,050-$111,160
92. Lubbock, Texas, $36,297-$108,902
93. Cincinnati, Ohio, $36,206-$108,628
94. Newark, New Jersey, $35,875-$107,636
95. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, $35,324-$105,984
96. Memphis, Tennessee, $34,263-$102,798
97. Buffalo, New York, $30,969-$92,916
98. Toledo, Ohio, $30,865-$92,604
99. Cleveland, Ohio, $26,025-$78,082
100. Detroit, Michigan, $25,384-$76,160