Fresno County · California
Fresno, CA demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Quick answer
Fresno, CA has a population of 545,716 and a median household income of $65,407 — about $5,451 a month before tax. That ranks 55 of 94 covered metros by income and 32 of 94 by population.
Population
545,716
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$65,407
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.35%
California + local
Income rank
#55
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Fresno household at the median income of $65,407 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,365 a year in sales tax at 8.35%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and California exempts or discounts several categories. Fresno's combined rate is published by CDTFA; the split shown reconstructs Measure C and Measure P, which fund transportation and parks respectively.
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 Fresno-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration rate tables · rates as published for 2026