Kansas City, MO vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 33.4% more per capita than Kansas City ($11,430/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Kansas City
Long Beach
Total Spending
$11.5B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$22,820
$34,250
Total Revenue
$675.4M
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$1,335
$75,389
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
505,958
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Kansas City$119
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Kansas City$1,309
Long Beach$698
Health
Kansas City$0
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $623 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $7 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,794 | $2,424 |
| Other | $11,150 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityLong Beach
| Fire Protection | $119 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,018 | $1,317 |
| Health | $0 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $1,849 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,309 | $698 |
| Housing | $4,681 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $86 |
| Utilities | $3,123 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,718 |
| Other | $8,721 | $16,533 |
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health