Denver, CO vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 2.0% more per capita than Denver ($668/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
51/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency26
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Denver
Long Beach
Total Spending
$23.9B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$33,582
$34,250
Total Revenue
$86.8B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$122,063
$75,389
Total Debt
$3.6B
$0
Debt / Capita
$5,126
$0
Population
710,800
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Denver$2,455
Long Beach$0
Fire Protection
Denver$1,668
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
Denver$475
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Denver$3,319
Long Beach$698
Education
Denver$821
Long Beach$0
Health
Denver$693
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DenverLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $2,070 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $236 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $44,661 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $5,207 | $2,424 |
| Other | $10,100 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DenverLong Beach
| Police | $2,455 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,668 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $475 | $0 |
| Education | $821 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $764 | $1,317 |
| Health | $693 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $2,855 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,319 | $698 |
| Housing | $3,565 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $293 | $86 |
| Utilities | $4,292 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $7 | $2,718 |
| General Admin | $364 | $0 |
| Other | $12,011 | $16,533 |
C
Denver, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 51/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health