Duval County · Florida
Jacksonville, FL demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Jacksonville, FL has a population of 985,843 and a median household income of $66,981 — about $5,582 a month before tax. That ranks 52 of 94 covered metros by income and 10 of 94 by population.
Population
985,843
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$66,981
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
7.5%
Florida + local
Income rank
#52
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Jacksonville household at the median income of $66,981 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,256 a year in sales tax at 7.5%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Florida exempts or discounts several categories. Jacksonville is consolidated with Duval County, so the county surtax is effectively the city rate for nearly the whole municipal area.
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 Jacksonville-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Florida Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026