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

Long Beach, CA vs Omaha, NE

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

Summary

Long Beach spends 206.3% more per capita than Omaha ($23,070/person difference). Omaha, NE has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

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
Omaha, NE
Pop. 489,201
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Long Beach
Omaha
Total Spending
$15.8B
$5.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$11,180
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$13.2B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$26,929
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
462,293
489,201
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Omaha$319
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Omaha$742
Health
Long Beach$477
Omaha$456

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachOmaha
Property Tax
$0
$624
Sales Tax
$36
$373
Income Tax
$1,760
$0
Intergovernmental
$1,688
$2,622
Charges & Fees
$2,424
$0
Other
$8,836
$4,672

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachOmaha
Highways & Roads
$0
$319
Public Welfare
$1,317
$1,521
Health
$477
$456
Hospitals
$2,751
$0
Parks & Recreation
$698
$742
Housing
$5,782
$3,045
Sewerage
$86
$0
Utilities
$3,889
$581
Interest on Debt
$2,718
$0
Other
$16,533
$4,516
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
A
Omaha, NE
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health

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