Long Beach, CA vs Austin, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 57.3% more per capita than Austin ($12,478/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Austin
Total Spending
$15.8B
$20.9B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$21,772
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$74.4B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$77,600
Total Debt
$0
$1.2B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,229
Population
462,293
958,202
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Austin$634
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Austin$1,801
Education
Long Beach$0
Austin$51
Health
Long Beach$477
Austin$517
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachAustin
| Sales Tax | $36 | $526 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $1,465 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $14,031 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $3,247 |
| Other | $8,836 | $5,645 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachAustin
| Fire Protection | $0 | $634 |
| Education | $0 | $51 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $1,837 |
| Health | $477 | $517 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $664 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,801 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $3,741 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $865 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $3,264 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $8,399 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health