Long Beach, CA vs Denver, CO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 2.0% more per capita than Denver ($668/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
51/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency26
Revenue Diversity99
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Denver
Total Spending
$15.8B
$23.9B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$33,582
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$86.8B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$122,063
Total Debt
$0
$3.6B
Debt / Capita
$0
$5,126
Population
462,293
710,800
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Long Beach$0
Denver$2,455
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Denver$1,668
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Denver$475
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Denver$3,319
Education
Long Beach$0
Denver$821
Health
Long Beach$477
Denver$693
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachDenver
| Sales Tax | $36 | $2,070 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $236 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $44,661 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $5,207 |
| Other | $8,836 | $10,100 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachDenver
| Police | $0 | $2,455 |
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,668 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $475 |
| Education | $0 | $821 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $764 |
| Health | $477 | $693 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $2,855 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $3,319 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $3,565 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $293 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $4,292 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $7 |
| General Admin | $0 | $364 |
| Other | $16,533 | $12,011 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Denver, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 51/100
Average fiscal health