Austin, TX vs Bakersfield, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Austin spends 88.1% more per capita than Bakersfield ($10,196/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Austin
Bakersfield
Total Spending
$20.9B
$4.7B
Spending / Capita
$21,772
$11,576
Total Revenue
$74.4B
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$77,600
$3,862
Total Debt
$1.2B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,229
$0
Population
958,202
404,321
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Austin$634
Bakersfield$0
Parks & Recreation
Austin$1,801
Bakersfield$741
Education
Austin$51
Bakersfield$0
Health
Austin$517
Bakersfield$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinBakersfield
| Property Tax | $0 | $1 |
| Sales Tax | $526 | $20 |
| Income Tax | $1,465 | $1,909 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,031 | $3,862 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,247 | $1,024 |
| Other | $5,645 | $1,915 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinBakersfield
| Fire Protection | $634 | $0 |
| Education | $51 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,837 | $840 |
| Health | $517 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $664 | $425 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,801 | $741 |
| Housing | $3,741 | $3,391 |
| Sewerage | $865 | $265 |
| Utilities | $3,264 | $2,679 |
| Other | $8,399 | $3,234 |
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health
C
Bakersfield, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health