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

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

City A
Dallas, TX
Pop. 1,300,642
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Jacksonville, FL
Pop. 950,203
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

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