New York County · New York
New York City, NY demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
Quick answer
New York City, NY has a population of 8,258,035 and a median household income of $79,713 — about $6,643 a month before tax. That ranks 26 of 94 covered metros by income and 1 of 94 by population.
Population
8,258,035
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$79,713
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.875%
New York + local
Income rank
#26
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A New York City household at the median income of $79,713 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,769 a year in sales tax at 8.875%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and New York exempts or discounts several categories. Clothing and footwear under $110 per item are exempt from both the state and city portions in New York City — an exemption no other large US city matches.
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 New York City-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: New York State Department of Taxation and Finance rate tables · rates as published for 2026