Long Beach, CA vs Colorado Springs, CO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 159.0% more per capita than Colorado Springs ($21,028/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
59/100
Budget Balance54
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Colorado Springs
Total Spending
$15.8B
$6.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$13,222
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$25.3B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$52,777
Total Debt
$0
$1.5B
Debt / Capita
$0
$3,063
Population
462,293
479,612
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Colorado Springs$1,266
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Colorado Springs$376
Health
Long Beach$477
Colorado Springs$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachColorado Springs
| Sales Tax | $36 | $257 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $6,902 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $5,676 |
| Other | $8,836 | $2,678 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachColorado Springs
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,266 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $575 |
| Health | $477 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $416 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $376 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $2,713 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $0 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $2,566 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $190 |
| Other | $16,533 | $5,120 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Colorado Springs, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 59/100
Average fiscal health