Alameda County · California
Oakland, 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
Oakland, CA has a population of 436,504 and a median household income of $97,008 — about $8,084 a month before tax. That ranks 6 of 94 covered metros by income and 44 of 94 by population.
Population
436,504
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$97,008
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
10.25%
California + local
Income rank
#6
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Oakland household at the median income of $97,008 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $2,486 a year in sales tax at 10.25%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and California exempts or discounts several categories. Alameda County carries one of the deepest district stacks in the country; the county and city split shown reconstructs the CDTFA published total.
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 Oakland-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