Chicago, IL vs San Jose, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chicago spends 92.7% more per capita than San Jose ($16,617/person difference). San Jose, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden61
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency98
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chicago
San Jose
Total Spending
$94.0B
$18.0B
Spending / Capita
$34,551
$17,934
Total Revenue
$231.6B
$38.1B
Revenue / Capita
$85,083
$38,091
Total Debt
$2.7B
$0
Debt / Capita
$977
$0
Population
2,721,914
1,001,176
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Chicago$10,754
San Jose$0
Highways & Roads
Chicago$930
San Jose$0
Parks & Recreation
Chicago$122
San Jose$1,424
Health
Chicago$426
San Jose$609
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoSan Jose
| Property Tax | $26 | $40 |
| Sales Tax | $74 | $315 |
| Income Tax | $229 | $1,935 |
| Intergovernmental | $85,083 | $2,680 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,847 | $608 |
| Other | $3,463 | $3,519 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoSan Jose
| Fire Protection | $10,754 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $930 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,858 | $810 |
| Health | $426 | $609 |
| Hospitals | $1,444 | $1,254 |
| Parks & Recreation | $122 | $1,424 |
| Housing | $6,520 | $4,897 |
| Sewerage | $129 | $161 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $2,533 |
| Other | $9,385 | $6,247 |
C
Chicago, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health