Portland, OR vs Bakersfield, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 104.5% more per capita than Bakersfield ($12,099/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Bakersfield
Total Spending
$15.3B
$4.7B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$11,576
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$3,862
Total Debt
$1.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$0
Population
646,101
404,321
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Bakersfield$0
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Bakersfield$0
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Bakersfield$741
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandBakersfield
| Property Tax | $0 | $1 |
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $20 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $1,909 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $3,862 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $1,024 |
| Other | $7,916 | $1,915 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandBakersfield
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $840 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $425 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $741 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $3,391 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $265 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $2,679 |
| Other | $6,689 | $3,234 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
C
Bakersfield, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health