Austin, TX vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 36.4% more per capita than Austin ($12,478/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
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Austin
Long Beach
Total Spending
$20.9B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$21,772
$34,250
Total Revenue
$74.4B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$77,600
$75,389
Total Debt
$1.2B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,229
$0
Population
958,202
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Austin$634
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Austin$1,801
Long Beach$698
Education
Austin$51
Long Beach$0
Health
Austin$517
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $526 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $1,465 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,031 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,247 | $2,424 |
| Other | $5,645 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinLong Beach
| Fire Protection | $634 | $0 |
| Education | $51 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,837 | $1,317 |
| Health | $517 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $664 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,801 | $698 |
| Housing | $3,741 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $865 | $86 |
| Utilities | $3,264 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,718 |
| Other | $8,399 | $16,533 |
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health