Hillsborough County · Florida
Tampa, 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
Tampa, FL has a population of 403,364 and a median household income of $71,302 — about $5,942 a month before tax. That ranks 43 of 94 covered metros by income and 48 of 94 by population.
Population
403,364
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$71,302
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
7.5%
Florida + local
Income rank
#43
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Tampa household at the median income of $71,302 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,337 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. Florida's county surtax applies only to the first $5,000 of a single item of tangible personal property, so large purchases in Tampa are effectively taxed at 6%.
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 Tampa-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