Kansas City, MO vs Oakland, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 24.1% more per capita than Kansas City ($7,235/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Kansas City
Oakland
Total Spending
$11.5B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$22,820
$30,055
Total Revenue
$675.4M
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$1,335
$42,277
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
505,958
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Kansas City$119
Oakland$1
Parks & Recreation
Kansas City$1,309
Oakland$955
Health
Kansas City$0
Oakland$1,016
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityOakland
| Sales Tax | $623 | $522 |
| Intergovernmental | $7 | $42,277 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,794 | $0 |
| Other | $11,150 | $4,337 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityOakland
| Fire Protection | $119 | $1 |
| Public Welfare | $3,018 | $2,426 |
| Health | $0 | $1,016 |
| Hospitals | $1,849 | $2,498 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,309 | $955 |
| Housing | $4,681 | $7,811 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $1,417 |
| Utilities | $3,123 | $0 |
| Other | $8,721 | $13,929 |
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health