Long Beach, CA vs Albuquerque, NM
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 98.7% more per capita than Albuquerque ($17,013/person difference). Albuquerque, NM has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 81/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
A
81/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden94
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Albuquerque
Total Spending
$15.8B
$9.7B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$17,237
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$13.3B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$23,652
Total Debt
$0
$344.9M
Debt / Capita
$0
$613
Population
462,293
562,551
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Albuquerque$440
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Albuquerque$172
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Albuquerque$1,990
Health
Long Beach$477
Albuquerque$291
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachAlbuquerque
| Property Tax | $0 | $36 |
| Sales Tax | $36 | $355 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $1,580 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $1,897 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $2,633 |
| Other | $8,836 | $2,174 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachAlbuquerque
| Fire Protection | $0 | $440 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $172 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $419 |
| Health | $477 | $291 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $328 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,990 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $4,080 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $0 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $5,212 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $1,096 |
| Other | $16,533 | $3,209 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
A
Albuquerque, NM
Fiscal Health Score: 81/100
Excellent fiscal health