Omaha, NE vs Bakersfield, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Bakersfield spends 3.4% more per capita than Omaha ($396/person difference). Omaha, NE has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Omaha
Bakersfield
Total Spending
$5.5B
$4.7B
Spending / Capita
$11,180
$11,576
Total Revenue
$13.2B
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$26,929
$3,862
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
489,201
404,321
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Highways & Roads
Omaha$319
Bakersfield$0
Parks & Recreation
Omaha$742
Bakersfield$741
Health
Omaha$456
Bakersfield$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OmahaBakersfield
| Property Tax | $624 | $1 |
| Sales Tax | $373 | $20 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,909 |
| Intergovernmental | $2,622 | $3,862 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $1,024 |
| Other | $4,672 | $1,915 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OmahaBakersfield
| Highways & Roads | $319 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,521 | $840 |
| Health | $456 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $425 |
| Parks & Recreation | $742 | $741 |
| Housing | $3,045 | $3,391 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $265 |
| Utilities | $581 | $2,679 |
| Other | $4,516 | $3,234 |
A
Omaha, NE
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Bakersfield, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health