Franklin County · Ohio
Columbus, OH demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Taxation.
Quick answer
Columbus, OH has a population of 913,175 and a median household income of $65,051 — about $5,421 a month before tax. That ranks 56 of 94 covered metros by income and 14 of 94 by population.
Population
913,175
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$65,051
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
7.5%
Ohio + local
Income rank
#56
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Columbus household at the median income of $65,051 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,220 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 Ohio exempts or discounts several categories. Ohio sets sales tax at county level, and COTA's transit levy applies across most of Franklin County rather than only inside Columbus.
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 Columbus-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Ohio Department of Taxation rate tables · rates as published for 2026