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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.

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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.

Full Sacramento sales tax breakdown and calculator

Other Sacramento datasets on this site.

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