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

Fort Worth, TX vs Los Angeles, CA

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

Summary

Los Angeles spends 81.3% more per capita than Fort Worth ($69,493/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Fort Worth, TX
Pop. 924,663
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Los Angeles, CA
Pop. 3,881,041
D
47/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity65
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Total Spending
$14.7B
$331.6B
Spending / Capita
$15,939
$85,432
Total Revenue
$24.7B
$68.3B
Revenue / Capita
$26,694
$17,595
Total Debt
$1.8B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,921
$0
Population
924,663
3,881,041
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Fort Worth$0
Los Angeles$4,111
Fire Protection
Fort Worth$156
Los Angeles$1,057
Highways & Roads
Fort Worth$317
Los Angeles$503
Parks & Recreation
Fort Worth$708
Los Angeles$1,347
Education
Fort Worth$0
Los Angeles$829
Health
Fort Worth$235
Los Angeles$409

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort WorthLos Angeles
Property Tax
$0
$64
Sales Tax
$198
$77
Income Tax
$851
$307
Intergovernmental
$4,002
$134
Charges & Fees
$3,594
$459
Other
$3,439
$9,048

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Fort WorthLos Angeles
Police
$0
$4,111
Fire Protection
$156
$1,057
Highways & Roads
$317
$503
Education
$0
$829
Public Welfare
$869
$1,286
Health
$235
$409
Hospitals
$1,680
$2,135
Parks & Recreation
$708
$1,347
Housing
$4,217
$6,325
Sewerage
$267
$34
Utilities
$2,674
$21,992
Interest on Debt
$0
$630
General Admin
$0
$11,586
Other
$4,817
$33,189
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
D
Los Angeles, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 47/100
Below average fiscal health

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