Long Beach, CA vs Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 69.6% more per capita than Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) ($14,050/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
D
35/100
Budget Balance8
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency88
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
Total Spending
$15.8B
$12.7B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$20,200
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$5.4B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$8,618
Total Debt
$0
$2.2B
Debt / Capita
$0
$3,553
Population
462,293
629,176
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Long Beach$0
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)$701
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)$1,132
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)$1,070
Education
Long Beach$0
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)$956
Health
Long Beach$477
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)$379
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachLouisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
| Sales Tax | $36 | $1,138 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $24 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $412 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $3,823 |
| Other | $8,836 | $8,878 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachLouisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
| Police | $0 | $701 |
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,132 |
| Education | $0 | $956 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $1,849 |
| Health | $477 | $379 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $779 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,070 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $2,382 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $249 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $3,844 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $1,517 |
| Other | $16,533 | $5,344 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
D
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY
Fiscal Health Score: 35/100
Below average fiscal health