El Paso, TX vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 29.2% more per capita than El Paso ($9,991/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
El Paso
Long Beach
Total Spending
$16.4B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$24,259
$34,250
Total Revenue
$4.8B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$7,115
$75,389
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
677,181
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
El Paso$1,159
Long Beach$0
Fire Protection
El Paso$233
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
El Paso$83
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
El Paso$151
Long Beach$698
Health
El Paso$0
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
El PasoLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $65 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $12 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $690 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $31 | $2,424 |
| Other | $550 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
El PasoLong Beach
| Police | $1,159 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $233 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $83 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $299 | $1,317 |
| Health | $0 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $11 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $151 | $698 |
| Housing | $958 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $6 | $86 |
| Utilities | $224 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $40 | $2,718 |
| General Admin | $17,951 | $0 |
| Other | $3,145 | $16,533 |
C
El Paso, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health