Long Beach, CA vs Fort Worth, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 114.9% more per capita than Fort Worth ($18,311/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
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$15.8B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$15,939
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$26,694
Total Debt
$0
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,921
Population
462,293
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Fort Worth$708
Health
Long Beach$477
Fort Worth$235
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachFort Worth
| Sales Tax | $36 | $198 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $851 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $4,002 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $3,594 |
| Other | $8,836 | $3,439 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachFort Worth
| Fire Protection | $0 | $156 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $317 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $869 |
| Health | $477 | $235 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $1,680 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $708 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $4,217 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $267 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $2,674 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $4,817 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health