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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Omaha, NE vs Dallas, TX

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Dallas spends 67.9% more per capita than Omaha ($23,669/person difference). Omaha, NE has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Omaha, NE
Pop. 489,201
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Dallas, TX
Pop. 1,300,642
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Omaha
Dallas
Total Spending
$5.5B
$45.3B
Spending / Capita
$11,180
$34,849
Total Revenue
$13.2B
$7.1B
Revenue / Capita
$26,929
$5,474
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
489,201
1,300,642
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Omaha$0
Dallas$1,519
Fire Protection
Omaha$0
Dallas$305
Highways & Roads
Omaha$319
Dallas$201
Parks & Recreation
Omaha$742
Dallas$0
Education
Omaha$0
Dallas$62
Health
Omaha$456
Dallas$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

OmahaDallas
Property Tax
$624
$9
Sales Tax
$373
$25
Intergovernmental
$2,622
$1,223
Other
$4,672
$584

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

OmahaDallas
Police
$0
$1,519
Fire Protection
$0
$305
Highways & Roads
$319
$201
Education
$0
$62
Public Welfare
$1,521
$215
Health
$456
$0
Hospitals
$0
$385
Parks & Recreation
$742
$0
Housing
$3,045
$444
Utilities
$581
$833
General Admin
$0
$25,827
Other
$4,516
$5,059
A
Omaha, NE
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health

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