Oakland, CA vs Columbus, OH
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 59.4% more per capita than Columbus ($11,196/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
Columbus
Total Spending
$13.2B
$17.0B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$18,858
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$0
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,145
Population
437,825
902,449
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
Columbus$1,016
Highways & Roads
Oakland$0
Columbus$224
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
Columbus$2,168
Health
Oakland$1,016
Columbus$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandColumbus
| Property Tax | $0 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $522 | $234 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $2,389 |
| Other | $4,337 | $5,248 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandColumbus
| Fire Protection | $1 | $1,016 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $224 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $878 |
| Health | $1,016 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $953 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $2,168 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $4,303 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $1 |
| Utilities | $0 | $1,719 |
| Other | $13,929 | $7,595 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
Columbus, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health