Miami, FL vs Oakland, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 6.2% more per capita than Miami ($1,859/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Miami
Oakland
Total Spending
$12.5B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$28,195
$30,055
Total Revenue
$6.7B
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$15,037
$42,277
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
443,665
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Miami$7,399
Oakland$1
Parks & Recreation
Miami$1,783
Oakland$955
Health
Miami$0
Oakland$1,016
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiOakland
| Property Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $1,647 | $522 |
| Intergovernmental | $15,037 | $42,277 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $0 |
| Other | $1,399 | $4,337 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MiamiOakland
| Fire Protection | $7,399 | $1 |
| Public Welfare | $109 | $2,426 |
| Health | $0 | $1,016 |
| Hospitals | $1,499 | $2,498 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,783 | $955 |
| Housing | $6,840 | $7,811 |
| Sewerage | $699 | $1,417 |
| Utilities | $1,295 | $0 |
| Other | $8,572 | $13,929 |
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health