Long Beach, CA vs Charlotte, NC
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 116.0% more per capita than Charlotte ($18,397/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Charlotte
Total Spending
$15.8B
$13.9B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$15,854
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$43.5B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$49,746
Total Debt
$0
$2.4B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,690
Population
462,293
875,045
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Charlotte$463
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Charlotte$41
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Charlotte$1,571
Health
Long Beach$477
Charlotte$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachCharlotte
| Sales Tax | $36 | $541 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $366 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $1,859 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $2,459 |
| Other | $8,836 | $4,866 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachCharlotte
| Fire Protection | $0 | $463 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $41 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $672 |
| Health | $477 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $1,243 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,571 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $3,944 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $0 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $2,244 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $2,226 |
| Other | $16,533 | $3,448 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Charlotte, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health