Dallas, TX vs Jacksonville, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 10.8% more per capita than Jacksonville ($3,393/person difference). Dallas, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 57/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
53/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency36
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Dallas
Jacksonville
Total Spending
$45.3B
$29.9B
Spending / Capita
$34,849
$31,456
Total Revenue
$7.1B
$50.9B
Revenue / Capita
$5,474
$53,517
Total Debt
$0
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,821
Population
1,300,642
950,203
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Dallas$1,519
Jacksonville$18
Fire Protection
Dallas$305
Jacksonville$9,436
Highways & Roads
Dallas$201
Jacksonville$0
Parks & Recreation
Dallas$0
Jacksonville$1,329
Education
Dallas$62
Jacksonville$0
Health
Dallas$0
Jacksonville$332
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DallasJacksonville
| Property Tax | $9 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $25 | $233 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $762 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,223 | $7,348 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $2,119 |
| Other | $584 | $4,705 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DallasJacksonville
| Police | $1,519 | $18 |
| Fire Protection | $305 | $9,436 |
| Highways & Roads | $201 | $0 |
| Education | $62 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $215 | $486 |
| Health | $0 | $332 |
| Hospitals | $385 | $557 |
| Parks & Recreation | $0 | $1,329 |
| Housing | $444 | $5,572 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $176 |
| Utilities | $833 | $1,835 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,942 |
| General Admin | $25,827 | $0 |
| Other | $5,059 | $9,771 |
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
C
Jacksonville, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health