Philadelphia County · Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Philadelphia, PA has a population of 1,550,542 and a median household income of $60,302 — about $5,025 a month before tax. That ranks 71 of 94 covered metros by income and 6 of 94 by population.
Population
1,550,542
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$60,302
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8%
Pennsylvania + local
Income rank
#71
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Philadelphia household at the median income of $60,302 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,206 a year in sales tax at 8%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Pennsylvania exempts or discounts several categories. Pennsylvania exempts clothing and most groceries statewide, so Philadelphia's 8% applies to a narrower base than headline rates elsewhere.
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 Philadelphia-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026