Los Angeles County · California
Los Angeles, 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
Los Angeles, CA has a population of 3,820,914 and a median household income of $80,366 — about $6,697 a month before tax. That ranks 25 of 94 covered metros by income and 2 of 94 by population.
Population
3,820,914
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$80,366
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
9.5%
California + local
Income rank
#25
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Los Angeles household at the median income of $80,366 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,909 a year in sales tax at 9.5%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and California exempts or discounts several categories. Los Angeles County stacks several voter-approved district taxes — Measure M, Measure H and predecessors — which is the entire reason the rate is 2.25 points above the state floor.
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 Los Angeles-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