Pima County · Arizona
Tucson, AZ demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Tucson, AZ has a population of 543,242 and a median household income of $52,245 — about $4,354 a month before tax. That ranks 81 of 94 covered metros by income and 33 of 94 by population.
Population
543,242
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$52,245
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.7%
Arizona + local
Income rank
#81
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Tucson household at the median income of $52,245 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,136 a year in sales tax at 8.7%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Arizona exempts or discounts several categories. Arizona levies a transaction privilege tax on the seller rather than a sales tax on the buyer, and Tucson's city rate is one of the higher municipal rates in the state.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Tucson-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Arizona Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026