Fort Worth, TX vs Virginia Beach, VA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Virginia Beach spends 62.5% more per capita than Fort Worth ($26,576/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
D
47/100
Budget Balance28
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Fort Worth
Virginia Beach
Total Spending
$14.7B
$19.5B
Spending / Capita
$15,939
$42,515
Total Revenue
$24.7B
$14.6B
Revenue / Capita
$26,694
$31,808
Total Debt
$1.8B
$135.8M
Debt / Capita
$1,921
$297
Population
924,663
457,900
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Fort Worth$0
Virginia Beach$1,126
Fire Protection
Fort Worth$156
Virginia Beach$512
Highways & Roads
Fort Worth$317
Virginia Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Fort Worth$708
Virginia Beach$1,574
Education
Fort Worth$0
Virginia Beach$21,342
Health
Fort Worth$235
Virginia Beach$426
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Fort WorthVirginia Beach
| Sales Tax | $198 | $673 |
| Income Tax | $851 | $831 |
| Intergovernmental | $4,002 | $31,808 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,594 | $1,462 |
| Other | $3,439 | $3,301 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Fort WorthVirginia Beach
| Police | $0 | $1,126 |
| Fire Protection | $156 | $512 |
| Highways & Roads | $317 | $0 |
| Education | $0 | $21,342 |
| Public Welfare | $869 | $2,071 |
| Health | $235 | $426 |
| Hospitals | $1,680 | $1,036 |
| Parks & Recreation | $708 | $1,574 |
| Housing | $4,217 | $2,788 |
| Sewerage | $267 | $140 |
| Utilities | $2,674 | $3,523 |
| Other | $4,817 | $7,978 |
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
D
Virginia Beach, VA
Fiscal Health Score: 47/100
Below average fiscal health