Houston, TX vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 58.0% more per capita than Houston ($19,850/person difference). Houston, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 83/100).
Fiscal Health Score
A
83/100
Budget Balance94
Debt Burden72
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Houston
Long Beach
Total Spending
$33.1B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$14,400
$34,250
Total Revenue
$127.7B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$55,600
$75,389
Total Debt
$2.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$863
$0
Population
2,296,253
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Houston$295
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
Houston$175
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Houston$361
Long Beach$698
Health
Houston$210
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
HoustonLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $181 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $39 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $33 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,475 | $2,424 |
| Other | $3,960 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
HoustonLong Beach
| Fire Protection | $295 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $175 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $533 | $1,317 |
| Health | $210 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $511 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $361 | $698 |
| Housing | $4,288 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $386 | $86 |
| Utilities | $1,339 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,718 |
| Other | $6,301 | $16,533 |
A
Houston, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 83/100
Excellent fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health