Long Beach, CA vs Columbus, OH
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 81.6% more per capita than Columbus ($15,392/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
52/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Columbus
Total Spending
$15.8B
$17.0B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$18,858
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$0
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,145
Population
462,293
902,449
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Columbus$1,016
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Columbus$224
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Columbus$2,168
Health
Long Beach$477
Columbus$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachColumbus
| Property Tax | $0 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $36 | $234 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $2,389 |
| Other | $8,836 | $5,248 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachColumbus
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,016 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $224 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $878 |
| Health | $477 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $953 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $2,168 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $4,303 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $1 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $1,719 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $7,595 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Columbus, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health