Most of the drivers that I know are using Uber to supplement their income, for various reasons.
I suppose one could argue that our economy has created situations in which two incomes are not enough any longer. We are trying to pay for two daughters to attend college. We don't want them to be saddled with student loans. So, we need to come up with $75k to do this.
We drive for Uber to help make this happen.
My husband is an network engineer. I am a freelance writer. We both drive for Uber part time, but we do so strategically. We only go out during peak hours--when the most rides are assured. Or we go out during special events (concerts, sports, theater, etc.) when we know demand for rides will be high.
I just started and my hours have been sporadic, but I hope to ramp up to my husband's level within the next couple of weeks. He makes around $400-$450 on the weekends doing this. Between the two of us, we anticipate that we will make $2,700 per month doing Uber part-time.
We are very happy with that. We are more than grateful for this gig. It's fun. It's flexible. It's really a great time. However, we are doing this because we took a big 25 percent pay cut after 2008. We've been clawing our way back ever since. So, that's a bummer. However, Uber has really been our silver lining to the income reduction/stagnant wages that so many have experienced in this country.
Edited, for bad math done soo late at night. 
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