Austin, TX vs Oakland, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 27.6% more per capita than Austin ($8,283/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
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Austin
Oakland
Total Spending
$20.9B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$21,772
$30,055
Total Revenue
$74.4B
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$77,600
$42,277
Total Debt
$1.2B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,229
$0
Population
958,202
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Austin$634
Oakland$1
Parks & Recreation
Austin$1,801
Oakland$955
Education
Austin$51
Oakland$0
Health
Austin$517
Oakland$1,016
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinOakland
| Sales Tax | $526 | $522 |
| Income Tax | $1,465 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,031 | $42,277 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,247 | $0 |
| Other | $5,645 | $4,337 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinOakland
| Fire Protection | $634 | $1 |
| Education | $51 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,837 | $2,426 |
| Health | $517 | $1,016 |
| Hospitals | $664 | $2,498 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,801 | $955 |
| Housing | $3,741 | $7,811 |
| Sewerage | $865 | $1,417 |
| Utilities | $3,264 | $0 |
| Other | $8,399 | $13,929 |
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health