Oakland, CA vs Kansas City, MO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 31.7% more per capita than Kansas City ($7,235/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 Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
Kansas City
Total Spending
$13.2B
$11.5B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$22,820
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$675.4M
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$1,335
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
437,825
505,958
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
Kansas City$119
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
Kansas City$1,309
Health
Oakland$1,016
Kansas City$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandKansas City
| Sales Tax | $522 | $623 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $7 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,794 |
| Other | $4,337 | $11,150 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandKansas City
| Fire Protection | $1 | $119 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $3,018 |
| Health | $1,016 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $1,849 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $1,309 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $4,681 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $0 |
| Utilities | $0 | $3,123 |
| Other | $13,929 | $8,721 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health