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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Long Beach, CA vs Oklahoma City, OK

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Long Beach spends 89.5% more per capita than Oklahoma City ($16,177/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Oklahoma City, OK
Pop. 681,088
B
65/100
Budget Balance80
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency97
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Long Beach
Oklahoma City
Total Spending
$15.8B
$12.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$18,074
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$23.9B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$35,156
Total Debt
$0
$2.4B
Debt / Capita
$0
$3,520
Population
462,293
681,088
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Oklahoma City$513
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Oklahoma City$2,014
Health
Long Beach$477
Oklahoma City$5

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachOklahoma City
Sales Tax
$36
$763
Income Tax
$1,760
$1,037
Intergovernmental
$1,688
$6,852
Charges & Fees
$2,424
$3,256
Other
$8,836
$1,836

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachOklahoma City
Fire Protection
$0
$513
Public Welfare
$1,317
$1,525
Health
$477
$5
Hospitals
$2,751
$2,044
Parks & Recreation
$698
$2,014
Housing
$5,782
$2,857
Sewerage
$86
$0
Utilities
$3,889
$4,523
Interest on Debt
$2,718
$707
Other
$16,533
$3,886
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
B
Oklahoma City, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health

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