Oakland, CA vs El Paso, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 23.9% more per capita than El Paso ($5,796/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
61/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency69
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
El Paso
Total Spending
$13.2B
$16.4B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$24,259
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$4.8B
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$7,115
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
437,825
677,181
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Oakland$0
El Paso$1,159
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
El Paso$233
Highways & Roads
Oakland$0
El Paso$83
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
El Paso$151
Health
Oakland$1,016
El Paso$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandEl Paso
| Sales Tax | $522 | $65 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $12 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $690 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $31 |
| Other | $4,337 | $550 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandEl Paso
| Police | $0 | $1,159 |
| Fire Protection | $1 | $233 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $83 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $299 |
| Health | $1,016 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $11 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $151 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $958 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $6 |
| Utilities | $0 | $224 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $40 |
| General Admin | $0 | $17,951 |
| Other | $13,929 | $3,145 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
El Paso, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health