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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Bakersfield, CA vs Anaheim, CA

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Anaheim spends 50.8% more per capita than Bakersfield ($11,957/person difference). Anaheim, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 78/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Bakersfield, CA
Pop. 404,321
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Anaheim, CA
Pop. 347,111
B
78/100
Budget Balance66
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Bakersfield
Anaheim
Total Spending
$4.7B
$8.2B
Spending / Capita
$11,576
$23,533
Total Revenue
$1.6B
$35.1B
Revenue / Capita
$3,862
$101,055
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
404,321
347,111
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Bakersfield$0
Anaheim$254
Parks & Recreation
Bakersfield$741
Anaheim$2,078
Health
Bakersfield$0
Anaheim$358

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

BakersfieldAnaheim
Property Tax
$1
$0
Sales Tax
$20
$1,788
Income Tax
$1,909
$2,380
Intergovernmental
$3,862
$1,297
Charges & Fees
$1,024
$2,764
Other
$1,915
$5,232

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

BakersfieldAnaheim
Fire Protection
$0
$254
Public Welfare
$840
$813
Health
$0
$358
Hospitals
$425
$4,753
Parks & Recreation
$741
$2,078
Housing
$3,391
$5,592
Sewerage
$265
$726
Utilities
$2,679
$3,943
Other
$3,234
$5,014
C
Bakersfield, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health
B
Anaheim, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 78/100
Good fiscal health

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