Fort Worth, TX vs Oakland, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 47.0% more per capita than Fort Worth ($14,115/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Fort Worth
Oakland
Total Spending
$14.7B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$15,939
$30,055
Total Revenue
$24.7B
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$26,694
$42,277
Total Debt
$1.8B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,921
$0
Population
924,663
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Fort Worth$156
Oakland$1
Highways & Roads
Fort Worth$317
Oakland$0
Parks & Recreation
Fort Worth$708
Oakland$955
Health
Fort Worth$235
Oakland$1,016
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Fort WorthOakland
| Sales Tax | $198 | $522 |
| Income Tax | $851 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $4,002 | $42,277 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,594 | $0 |
| Other | $3,439 | $4,337 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Fort WorthOakland
| Fire Protection | $156 | $1 |
| Highways & Roads | $317 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $869 | $2,426 |
| Health | $235 | $1,016 |
| Hospitals | $1,680 | $2,498 |
| Parks & Recreation | $708 | $955 |
| Housing | $4,217 | $7,811 |
| Sewerage | $267 | $1,417 |
| Utilities | $2,674 | $0 |
| Other | $4,817 | $13,929 |
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health