Hylians

The citizens of New Hyrule, the Hylians make up the largest percentage of the population there. Given the geography of New Hyrule, the Hylians are withdrawn from their former brethren and segregated from most other species and people. As the centuries went on, popular opinion - that Hylians and other humans were the Goddess’ original chosen and thus superior to other races - gained prevalence. As a result, “non-humans” face frequent discrimination from bitter Hylians and some other humans.

Upper Class
The rich or upper class, live for the most part with “old money”. It used to be that “breaking into” the upper class was all but impossible. However, with invention, new families rose through the ranks and emerging with “new money”. The rich do not take labour positions, instead being employed as leaders. The rich own economic businesses and trades, like mines or factories, and oversee their operation by way of “work”. The two exceptions are, of course, the clergy and royalty. The closest the upper class experience in terms of labour are clerical duties; royalty fashion their own duties according to the needs of the people.

Middle Class
The industrial revolution hasn’t yet diminished the middle class, still the largest, most concentrated class in the city. There are the poor, stable, and rich classes. The classes are arranged on the floating islands in ascending order. The non-humans live on the lowest half; then the poor, the workers, and finally the upper class reside on the topmost portion of the islands, near the church. Some non-humans, especially those travelling, may live beneath the lowest island itself, within the regressing ground. The bourgeoise work most of the industry. Some workers take up positions in factories or mines alongside the poor, on New Hyrule’s surface. These are the lesser-tier workers, with better living means and improved health from the poor. Other workers, bachelors or small families, operate trade businesses. Every service in town - bakeries, libraries, blacksmiths, etc. - is staffed or ran by working class families. 1/4 of middle class families actually own the business they export. Generally, middle-class women do not work unless they believe in equal opportunity across genders, a still somewhat radical belief for the era.

Lower Class
The poor do the menial work, if they work at all. The children take up the streets and the women work alongside the men. About 2/3 of the poor have “homes”; these are generally thin shacks or, if they’re lucky, block-type houses with poor insulation. They are all threatened by cold weather. The poor aren’t segregated from New Hyrule, but are generally thought of as unclean by society and cast down.