Long Beach, CA vs El Paso, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 41.2% more per capita than El Paso ($9,991/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 Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
El Paso
Total Spending
$15.8B
$16.4B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$24,259
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$4.8B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$7,115
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
462,293
677,181
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Long Beach$0
El Paso$1,159
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
El Paso$233
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
El Paso$83
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
El Paso$151
Health
Long Beach$477
El Paso$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachEl Paso
| Sales Tax | $36 | $65 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $12 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $690 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $31 |
| Other | $8,836 | $550 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachEl Paso
| Police | $0 | $1,159 |
| Fire Protection | $0 | $233 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $83 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $299 |
| Health | $477 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $11 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $151 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $958 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $6 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $224 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $40 |
| General Admin | $0 | $17,951 |
| Other | $16,533 | $3,145 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
El Paso, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health