Oakland, CA vs San Antonio, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 77.4% more per capita than San Antonio ($13,112/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
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
San Antonio
Total Spending
$13.2B
$24.5B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$16,943
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$124.1B
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$85,853
Total Debt
$0
$3.1B
Debt / Capita
$0
$2,131
Population
437,825
1,445,662
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
San Antonio$396
Highways & Roads
Oakland$0
San Antonio$158
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
San Antonio$1,045
Education
Oakland$0
San Antonio$23
Health
Oakland$1,016
San Antonio$293
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandSan Antonio
| Property Tax | $0 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $522 | $293 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $14,312 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $4,025 |
| Other | $4,337 | $3,184 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandSan Antonio
| Fire Protection | $1 | $396 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $158 |
| Education | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $1,188 |
| Health | $1,016 | $293 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $993 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $1,045 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $3,570 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $100 |
| Utilities | $0 | $3,826 |
| Other | $13,929 | $5,352 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health