Social classes in Mexico are defined by deep economic inequalities that generate a stratified social structure.
The division is made into three large groups: the upper class, the middle class and the lower class. Due to their differences, the permanence in each of these classes will define the level of accessibility to resources, basic services, education and formal employment of people. Added to these differences is the disparity in income between urban and rural areas.
Thus, the characteristics of social classes are not defined solely by the level of income, they are also influenced by other factors that widen the gap even further.
According to official figures, in Mexico the majority of the population belongs to the lower class, while only a minority reaches the upper class.
How much should you earn to be lower class in Mexico?
Families that fall within this classification receive an average monthly income of 11,343 pesos. According to the data, 65% of the population in Mexico lives in lower-class homes, places where the struggle to meet the most basic needs such as food and access to health services is the bread and butter.
The states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Guerrero and Yucatan are the ones with the largest concentration of the lower-class population.
How much should you earn to be middle class in Mexico?
The middle class in Mexico has a wide variety of socioeconomic characteristics determined by the specific context in which individuals develop. For this reason, to better understand and delimit these differences, the middle class is divided into strata.
Figures indicate that more than 30% of the population in Mexico belongs to this category. The main strata into which it is divided are:
Lower Middle Class (Stratum D+)
This is made up of about 20% of the population, who generally work as office workers, technicians or supervisors. Their average monthly income is 12,300 pesos.
Upper Middle Class (Strata C):
This group is equivalent to 14% of the population and is made up of professionals and employees with economic stability, who earn an average monthly income of 19,900 pesos.
In this context, it is worth noting the disparity in income between areas, since while the monthly average in urban areas rises to 23,452 pesos, in urban areas it drops to 18,569 pesos.
Mexico City, Michoacán, Jalisco, Puebla and Veracruz are some of the states where the correlation is most present.
How much should you earn to be upper class in Mexico?
In Mexico, only 1% of the population can be defined as upper class. To do so, they must receive an average monthly income of 77,975 pesos. Like the middle class, the upper class is divided into subcategories:
The upper-lower class (5% of the population) is made up of people who have recently acquired high purchasing power.
On the other hand, individuals who belong to the upper-upper class have inherited their fortune from generation to generation. Only one in 100 belongs to this subcategory.
The states with the highest number of households are Mexico City with 3.1 percentage points, Nuevo León with 2.8 and Colima with 2.65%.
Source: informador
