Oakland, CA vs Fort Worth, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 88.6% more per capita than Fort Worth ($14,115/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
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$13.2B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$15,939
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$26,694
Total Debt
$0
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,921
Population
437,825
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
Oakland$0
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
Fort Worth$708
Health
Oakland$1,016
Fort Worth$235
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandFort Worth
| Sales Tax | $522 | $198 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $851 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $4,002 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,594 |
| Other | $4,337 | $3,439 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandFort Worth
| Fire Protection | $1 | $156 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $317 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $869 |
| Health | $1,016 | $235 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $1,680 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $708 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $4,217 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $267 |
| Utilities | $0 | $2,674 |
| Other | $13,929 | $4,817 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health