Long Beach, CA vs Kansas City, MO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 50.1% more per capita than Kansas City ($11,430/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 Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Kansas City
Total Spending
$15.8B
$11.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$22,820
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$675.4M
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$1,335
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
462,293
505,958
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Kansas City$119
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Kansas City$1,309
Health
Long Beach$477
Kansas City$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachKansas City
| Sales Tax | $36 | $623 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $7 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $3,794 |
| Other | $8,836 | $11,150 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachKansas City
| Fire Protection | $0 | $119 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $3,018 |
| Health | $477 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $1,849 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,309 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $4,681 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $0 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $3,123 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $8,721 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health