Oakland, CA vs Austin, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 38.0% more per capita than Austin ($8,283/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
Austin
Total Spending
$13.2B
$20.9B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$21,772
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$74.4B
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$77,600
Total Debt
$0
$1.2B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,229
Population
437,825
958,202
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
Austin$634
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
Austin$1,801
Education
Oakland$0
Austin$51
Health
Oakland$1,016
Austin$517
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandAustin
| Sales Tax | $522 | $526 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,465 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $14,031 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,247 |
| Other | $4,337 | $5,645 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandAustin
| Fire Protection | $1 | $634 |
| Education | $0 | $51 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $1,837 |
| Health | $1,016 | $517 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $664 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $1,801 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $3,741 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $865 |
| Utilities | $0 | $3,264 |
| Other | $13,929 | $8,399 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health