Dallas, TX vs Oakland, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 16.0% more per capita than Oakland ($4,795/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Dallas
Oakland
Total Spending
$45.3B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$34,849
$30,055
Total Revenue
$7.1B
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$5,474
$42,277
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
1,300,642
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Dallas$1,519
Oakland$0
Fire Protection
Dallas$305
Oakland$1
Highways & Roads
Dallas$201
Oakland$0
Parks & Recreation
Dallas$0
Oakland$955
Education
Dallas$62
Oakland$0
Health
Dallas$0
Oakland$1,016
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DallasOakland
| Property Tax | $9 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $25 | $522 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,223 | $42,277 |
| Other | $584 | $4,337 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DallasOakland
| Police | $1,519 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $305 | $1 |
| Highways & Roads | $201 | $0 |
| Education | $62 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $215 | $2,426 |
| Health | $0 | $1,016 |
| Hospitals | $385 | $2,498 |
| Parks & Recreation | $0 | $955 |
| Housing | $444 | $7,811 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $1,417 |
| Utilities | $833 | $0 |
| General Admin | $25,827 | $0 |
| Other | $5,059 | $13,929 |
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health