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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.

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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.

Full New York City sales tax breakdown and calculator

Other New York City datasets on this site.

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