Portland, OR vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 30.9% more per capita than Portland ($10,575/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Long Beach
Total Spending
$15.3B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$34,250
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$75,389
Total Debt
$1.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$0
Population
646,101
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Long Beach$698
Health
Portland$0
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $2,424 |
| Other | $7,916 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandLong Beach
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $1,317 |
| Health | $0 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $698 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $86 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,718 |
| Other | $6,689 | $16,533 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health