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

Omaha, NE vs Fort Worth, TX

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

Summary

Fort Worth spends 29.9% more per capita than Omaha ($4,759/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
Fort Worth, TX
Pop. 924,663
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Omaha
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$5.5B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$11,180
$15,939
Total Revenue
$13.2B
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$26,929
$26,694
Total Debt
$0
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,921
Population
489,201
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Fire Protection
Omaha$0
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
Omaha$319
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
Omaha$742
Fort Worth$708
Health
Omaha$456
Fort Worth$235

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

OmahaFort Worth
Property Tax
$624
$0
Sales Tax
$373
$198
Income Tax
$0
$851
Intergovernmental
$2,622
$4,002
Charges & Fees
$0
$3,594
Other
$4,672
$3,439

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

OmahaFort Worth
Fire Protection
$0
$156
Highways & Roads
$319
$317
Public Welfare
$1,521
$869
Health
$456
$235
Hospitals
$0
$1,680
Parks & Recreation
$742
$708
Housing
$3,045
$4,217
Sewerage
$0
$267
Utilities
$581
$2,674
Other
$4,516
$4,817
A
Omaha, NE
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health

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The side-by-side above pulls the the Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances data for both entity A and entity B. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for entity A versus entity B, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual entity A and entity B detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.

Source: Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, 2026.