Long Beach, CA vs Miami, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 21.5% more per capita than Miami ($6,055/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
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Miami
Total Spending
$15.8B
$12.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$28,195
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$6.7B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$15,037
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
462,293
443,665
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Miami$7,399
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Miami$1,783
Health
Long Beach$477
Miami$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachMiami
| Property Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $36 | $1,647 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $15,037 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $0 |
| Other | $8,836 | $1,399 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachMiami
| Fire Protection | $0 | $7,399 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $109 |
| Health | $477 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $1,499 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,783 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $6,840 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $699 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $1,295 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $8,572 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health