Long Beach, CA vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 44.7% more per capita than Portland ($10,575/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
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Portland
Total Spending
$15.8B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$23,675
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$47,970
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,574
Population
462,293
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Portland$2,477
Health
Long Beach$477
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachPortland
| Sales Tax | $36 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $3,883 |
| Other | $8,836 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachPortland
| Fire Protection | $0 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $3,607 |
| Health | $477 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $630 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $1,845 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $0 |
| Other | $16,533 | $6,689 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health