I agree that lacrosse is largely a Mid-Atlantic/Northeastern suburban sport. Most college lacrosse players that I knew while living in Maryland (27 years) were upper middle class, some middle and some wealthy but most college kids who play D-1 lacrosse (men's and women's) come from upper middle class families where both parents are college educated earning a combined income between $50,000 to $150,000 per year who live in the less affluent suburbs. You could say the same for college soccer players, cross country runners, golfers and tennis players. It even takes a lot of cash to have your kid(s) play travel ball in basketball, softball and baseball. I'm just saying that I knew dozens of kids from middle and upper middle class families that played D-1 lacrosse (Maryland, UMBC, Towson State, Mt. St. Mary's, St. Francis -PA, Cincinnati, Louisville, Penn State, Long Island U., VCU, ...) and not one of them came from affluent familes. They were living comfortably but not what I would consider "affluent" unless you're comparing them to kids from families dependent on welfare or if their parent's combined income was less than than say something like $40,000 per year.