Oklahoma County · Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Quick answer
Oklahoma City, OK has a population of 702,767 and a median household income of $66,702 — about $5,559 a month before tax. That ranks 53 of 94 covered metros by income and 20 of 94 by population.
Population
702,767
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$66,702
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.625%
Oklahoma + local
Income rank
#53
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Oklahoma City household at the median income of $66,702 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,438 a year in sales tax at 8.625%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Oklahoma exempts or discounts several categories. Oklahoma cities depend on sales tax for general operations because they cannot use property tax for it, which is why municipal rates are unusually high.
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 Oklahoma City-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Oklahoma Tax Commission rate tables · rates as published for 2026