Oakland, CA vs Dallas, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 13.8% more per capita than Oakland ($4,795/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
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
Dallas
Total Spending
$13.2B
$45.3B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$34,849
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$7.1B
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$5,474
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
437,825
1,300,642
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Oakland$0
Dallas$1,519
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
Dallas$305
Highways & Roads
Oakland$0
Dallas$201
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
Dallas$0
Education
Oakland$0
Dallas$62
Health
Oakland$1,016
Dallas$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandDallas
| Property Tax | $0 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $522 | $25 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $1,223 |
| Other | $4,337 | $584 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandDallas
| Police | $0 | $1,519 |
| Fire Protection | $1 | $305 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $201 |
| Education | $0 | $62 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $215 |
| Health | $1,016 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $385 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $0 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $444 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $0 |
| Utilities | $0 | $833 |
| General Admin | $0 | $25,827 |
| Other | $13,929 | $5,059 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health