Oakland, CA vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 26.9% more per capita than Portland ($6,380/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 Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
Portland
Total Spending
$13.2B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$23,675
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$47,970
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,574
Population
437,825
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Oakland$0
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
Portland$2,477
Health
Oakland$1,016
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandPortland
| Sales Tax | $522 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,883 |
| Other | $4,337 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandPortland
| Fire Protection | $1 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $3,607 |
| Health | $1,016 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $630 |
| Utilities | $0 | $1,845 |
| Other | $13,929 | $6,689 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health