Miami, FL vs Fort Worth, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Miami spends 76.9% more per capita than Fort Worth ($12,256/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Miami
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$12.5B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$28,195
$15,939
Total Revenue
$6.7B
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$15,037
$26,694
Total Debt
$0
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,921
Population
443,665
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Miami$7,399
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
Miami$0
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
Miami$1,783
Fort Worth$708
Health
Miami$0
Fort Worth$235
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiFort Worth
| Property Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $1,647 | $198 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $851 |
| Intergovernmental | $15,037 | $4,002 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,594 |
| Other | $1,399 | $3,439 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiFort Worth
| Fire Protection | $7,399 | $156 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $317 |
| Public Welfare | $109 | $869 |
| Health | $0 | $235 |
| Hospitals | $1,499 | $1,680 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,783 | $708 |
| Housing | $6,840 | $4,217 |
| Sewerage | $699 | $267 |
| Utilities | $1,295 | $2,674 |
| Other | $8,572 | $4,817 |
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health