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

El Paso, TX vs Oakland, CA

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

Summary

Oakland spends 19.3% more per capita than El Paso ($5,796/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).

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
Oakland, CA
Pop. 437,825
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
El Paso
Oakland
Total Spending
$16.4B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$24,259
$30,055
Total Revenue
$4.8B
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$7,115
$42,277
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
677,181
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
El Paso$1,159
Oakland$0
Fire Protection
El Paso$233
Oakland$1
Highways & Roads
El Paso$83
Oakland$0
Parks & Recreation
El Paso$151
Oakland$955
Health
El Paso$0
Oakland$1,016

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

El PasoOakland
Sales Tax
$65
$522
Income Tax
$12
$0
Intergovernmental
$690
$42,277
Charges & Fees
$31
$0
Other
$550
$4,337

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

El PasoOakland
Police
$1,159
$0
Fire Protection
$233
$1
Highways & Roads
$83
$0
Public Welfare
$299
$2,426
Health
$0
$1,016
Hospitals
$11
$2,498
Parks & Recreation
$151
$955
Housing
$958
$7,811
Sewerage
$6
$1,417
Utilities
$224
$0
Interest on Debt
$40
$0
General Admin
$17,951
$0
Other
$3,145
$13,929
C
El Paso, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health

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