Chicago, IL vs Bakersfield, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chicago spends 198.5% more per capita than Bakersfield ($22,976/person difference). Chicago, IL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden61
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chicago
Bakersfield
Total Spending
$94.0B
$4.7B
Spending / Capita
$34,551
$11,576
Total Revenue
$231.6B
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$85,083
$3,862
Total Debt
$2.7B
$0
Debt / Capita
$977
$0
Population
2,721,914
404,321
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Chicago$10,754
Bakersfield$0
Highways & Roads
Chicago$930
Bakersfield$0
Parks & Recreation
Chicago$122
Bakersfield$741
Health
Chicago$426
Bakersfield$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoBakersfield
| Property Tax | $26 | $1 |
| Sales Tax | $74 | $20 |
| Income Tax | $229 | $1,909 |
| Intergovernmental | $85,083 | $3,862 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,847 | $1,024 |
| Other | $3,463 | $1,915 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoBakersfield
| Fire Protection | $10,754 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $930 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,858 | $840 |
| Health | $426 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,444 | $425 |
| Parks & Recreation | $122 | $741 |
| Housing | $6,520 | $3,391 |
| Sewerage | $129 | $265 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $2,679 |
| Other | $9,385 | $3,234 |
C
Chicago, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Bakersfield, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health