Denver, CO vs Jacksonville, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Denver spends 6.8% more per capita than Jacksonville ($2,126/person difference). Jacksonville, FL has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 53/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
51/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency26
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
C
53/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency36
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Denver
Jacksonville
Total Spending
$23.9B
$29.9B
Spending / Capita
$33,582
$31,456
Total Revenue
$86.8B
$50.9B
Revenue / Capita
$122,063
$53,517
Total Debt
$3.6B
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$5,126
$2,821
Population
710,800
950,203
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Denver$2,455
Jacksonville$18
Fire Protection
Denver$1,668
Jacksonville$9,436
Highways & Roads
Denver$475
Jacksonville$0
Parks & Recreation
Denver$3,319
Jacksonville$1,329
Education
Denver$821
Jacksonville$0
Health
Denver$693
Jacksonville$332
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DenverJacksonville
| Property Tax | $0 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $2,070 | $233 |
| Income Tax | $236 | $762 |
| Intergovernmental | $44,661 | $7,348 |
| Charges & Fees | $5,207 | $2,119 |
| Other | $10,100 | $4,705 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DenverJacksonville
| Police | $2,455 | $18 |
| Fire Protection | $1,668 | $9,436 |
| Highways & Roads | $475 | $0 |
| Education | $821 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $764 | $486 |
| Health | $693 | $332 |
| Hospitals | $2,855 | $557 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,319 | $1,329 |
| Housing | $3,565 | $5,572 |
| Sewerage | $293 | $176 |
| Utilities | $4,292 | $1,835 |
| Interest on Debt | $7 | $1,942 |
| General Admin | $364 | $0 |
| Other | $12,011 | $9,771 |
C
Denver, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 51/100
Average fiscal health
C
Jacksonville, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health