Long Beach, CA vs Raleigh, NC
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 146.2% more per capita than Raleigh ($20,339/person difference). Raleigh, NC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 76/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
76/100
Budget Balance82
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity67
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Raleigh
Total Spending
$15.8B
$6.5B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$13,911
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$13.9B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$29,940
Total Debt
$0
$421.6M
Debt / Capita
$0
$906
Population
462,293
465,517
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Raleigh$277
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Raleigh$448
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Raleigh$1,391
Education
Long Beach$0
Raleigh$6
Health
Long Beach$477
Raleigh$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachRaleigh
| Sales Tax | $36 | $858 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $806 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $14,128 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $2,681 |
| Other | $8,836 | $4,740 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachRaleigh
| Fire Protection | $0 | $277 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $448 |
| Education | $0 | $6 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $498 |
| Health | $477 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $669 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $1,391 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $2,712 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $281 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $2,469 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $1,513 |
| Other | $16,533 | $3,646 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health