Long Beach, CA vs Chicago, IL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chicago spends 0.9% more per capita than Long Beach ($301/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
61/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden61
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Chicago
Total Spending
$15.8B
$94.0B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$34,551
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$231.6B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$85,083
Total Debt
$0
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$0
$977
Population
462,293
2,721,914
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Chicago$10,754
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Chicago$930
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Chicago$122
Health
Long Beach$477
Chicago$426
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachChicago
| Property Tax | $0 | $26 |
| Sales Tax | $36 | $74 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $229 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $85,083 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $2,847 |
| Other | $8,836 | $3,463 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachChicago
| Fire Protection | $0 | $10,754 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $930 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $1,858 |
| Health | $477 | $426 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $1,444 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $122 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $6,520 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $129 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $2,983 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $9,385 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Chicago, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health