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

Long Beach, CA vs Tulsa, OK

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

Summary

Long Beach spends 552.4% more per capita than Tulsa ($29,000/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
Tulsa, OK
Pop. 411,938
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Long Beach
Tulsa
Total Spending
$15.8B
$2.2B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$5,250
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$0
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
462,293
411,938
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Long Beach$0
Tulsa$628
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Tulsa$196
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Tulsa$257
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Tulsa$154
Health
Long Beach$477
Tulsa$762

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachTulsa
Sales Tax
$36
$97
Income Tax
$1,760
$0
Intergovernmental
$1,688
$0
Charges & Fees
$2,424
$0
Other
$8,836
$53

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Long BeachTulsa
Police
$0
$628
Fire Protection
$0
$196
Highways & Roads
$0
$257
Public Welfare
$1,317
$86
Health
$477
$762
Hospitals
$2,751
$0
Parks & Recreation
$698
$154
Housing
$5,782
$350
Sewerage
$86
$27
Utilities
$3,889
$41
Interest on Debt
$2,718
$0
Other
$16,533
$2,748
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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