Sacramento County · California
Sacramento, 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
Sacramento, CA has a population of 526,384 and a median household income of $82,659 — about $6,888 a month before tax. That ranks 23 of 94 covered metros by income and 34 of 94 by population.
Population
526,384
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$82,659
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.75%
California + local
Income rank
#23
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Sacramento household at the median income of $82,659 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,808 a year in sales tax at 8.75%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and California exempts or discounts several categories. Sacramento's Measure U city tax is a general-fund tax, so it applies citywide even where the county district taxes do not.
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 Sacramento-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