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

Long Beach, CA vs San Diego, CA

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

Summary

San Diego spends 20.9% more per capita than Long Beach ($9,056/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
San Diego, CA
Pop. 1,383,987
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Long Beach
San Diego
Total Spending
$15.8B
$59.9B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$43,306
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$13.4B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$9,662
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
462,293
1,383,987
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Long Beach$0
San Diego$3,335
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
San Diego$1,278
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
San Diego$1,408
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
San Diego$436
Education
Long Beach$0
San Diego$2,005
Health
Long Beach$477
San Diego$411

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachSan Diego
Property Tax
$0
$124
Sales Tax
$36
$63
Income Tax
$1,760
$194
Intergovernmental
$1,688
$57
Charges & Fees
$2,424
$14
Other
$8,836
$3,801

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachSan Diego
Police
$0
$3,335
Fire Protection
$0
$1,278
Highways & Roads
$0
$1,408
Education
$0
$2,005
Public Welfare
$1,317
$700
Health
$477
$411
Hospitals
$2,751
$0
Parks & Recreation
$698
$436
Housing
$5,782
$4,476
Sewerage
$86
$43
Utilities
$3,889
$11,704
Interest on Debt
$2,718
$0
Other
$16,533
$17,509
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health

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