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

El Paso, TX vs Jacksonville, FL

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Jacksonville spends 22.9% more per capita than El Paso ($7,197/person difference). El Paso, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
El Paso, TX
Pop. 677,181
C
61/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
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
El Paso
Jacksonville
Total Spending
$16.4B
$29.9B
Spending / Capita
$24,259
$31,456
Total Revenue
$4.8B
$50.9B
Revenue / Capita
$7,115
$53,517
Total Debt
$0
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,821
Population
677,181
950,203
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
El Paso$1,159
Jacksonville$18
Fire Protection
El Paso$233
Jacksonville$9,436
Highways & Roads
El Paso$83
Jacksonville$0
Parks & Recreation
El Paso$151
Jacksonville$1,329
Health
El Paso$0
Jacksonville$332

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

El PasoJacksonville
Property Tax
$0
$10
Sales Tax
$65
$233
Income Tax
$12
$762
Intergovernmental
$690
$7,348
Charges & Fees
$31
$2,119
Other
$550
$4,705

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

El PasoJacksonville
Police
$1,159
$18
Fire Protection
$233
$9,436
Highways & Roads
$83
$0
Public Welfare
$299
$486
Health
$0
$332
Hospitals
$11
$557
Parks & Recreation
$151
$1,329
Housing
$958
$5,572
Sewerage
$6
$176
Utilities
$224
$1,835
Interest on Debt
$40
$1,942
General Admin
$17,951
$0
Other
$3,145
$9,771
C
El Paso, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Jacksonville, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health

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