Dallas, TX vs Tulsa, OK
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 563.8% more per capita than Tulsa ($29,599/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
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Dallas
Tulsa
Total Spending
$45.3B
$2.2B
Spending / Capita
$34,849
$5,250
Total Revenue
$7.1B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$5,474
$0
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
1,300,642
411,938
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Dallas$1,519
Tulsa$628
Fire Protection
Dallas$305
Tulsa$196
Highways & Roads
Dallas$201
Tulsa$257
Parks & Recreation
Dallas$0
Tulsa$154
Education
Dallas$62
Tulsa$0
Health
Dallas$0
Tulsa$762
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DallasTulsa
| Property Tax | $9 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $25 | $97 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,223 | $0 |
| Other | $584 | $53 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DallasTulsa
| Police | $1,519 | $628 |
| Fire Protection | $305 | $196 |
| Highways & Roads | $201 | $257 |
| Education | $62 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $215 | $86 |
| Health | $0 | $762 |
| Hospitals | $385 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $0 | $154 |
| Housing | $444 | $350 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $27 |
| Utilities | $833 | $41 |
| General Admin | $25,827 | $0 |
| Other | $5,059 | $2,748 |
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health