San Francisco County · California
San Francisco, 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
San Francisco, CA has a population of 808,988 and a median household income of $141,446 — about $11,787 a month before tax. That ranks 2 of 94 covered metros by income and 17 of 94 by population.
Population
808,988
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$141,446
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.625%
California + local
Income rank
#2
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A San Francisco household at the median income of $141,446 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $3,050 a year in sales tax at 8.625%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and California exempts or discounts several categories. San Francisco is a consolidated city and county, so there is no separate county layer — every local add-on is a voter-approved district tax.
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 San Francisco-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