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

El Paso, TX vs Sacramento, CA

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

Summary

Sacramento spends 65.8% more per capita than El Paso ($46,761/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
Sacramento, CA
Pop. 523,600
C
57/100
Budget Balance29
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
El Paso
Sacramento
Total Spending
$16.4B
$37.2B
Spending / Capita
$24,259
$71,020
Total Revenue
$4.8B
$33.3B
Revenue / Capita
$7,115
$63,682
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
677,181
523,600
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
El Paso$1,159
Sacramento$5,402
Fire Protection
El Paso$233
Sacramento$2,466
Highways & Roads
El Paso$83
Sacramento$0
Parks & Recreation
El Paso$151
Sacramento$1,437
Education
El Paso$0
Sacramento$2,684
Health
El Paso$0
Sacramento$18

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

El PasoSacramento
Property Tax
$0
$1,465
Sales Tax
$65
$378
Income Tax
$12
$3,104
Intergovernmental
$690
$3,400
Charges & Fees
$31
$3,239
Other
$550
$5,072

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

El PasoSacramento
Police
$1,159
$5,402
Fire Protection
$233
$2,466
Highways & Roads
$83
$0
Education
$0
$2,684
Public Welfare
$299
$3,470
Health
$0
$18
Hospitals
$11
$0
Parks & Recreation
$151
$1,437
Housing
$958
$8,577
Sewerage
$6
$103
Utilities
$224
$19,920
Interest on Debt
$40
$162
General Admin
$17,951
$0
Other
$3,145
$26,782
C
El Paso, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Sacramento, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health

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