Portland, OR vs Oakland, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 21.2% more per capita than Portland ($6,380/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Portland
Oakland
Total Spending
$15.3B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$23,675
$30,055
Total Revenue
$31.0B
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$47,970
$42,277
Total Debt
$1.0B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,574
$0
Population
646,101
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Portland$1,700
Oakland$1
Highways & Roads
Portland$139
Oakland$0
Parks & Recreation
Portland$2,477
Oakland$955
Health
Portland$0
Oakland$1,016
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandOakland
| Sales Tax | $1,695 | $522 |
| Income Tax | $130 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $8,979 | $42,277 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,883 | $0 |
| Other | $7,916 | $4,337 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
PortlandOakland
| Fire Protection | $1,700 | $1 |
| Highways & Roads | $139 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,607 | $2,426 |
| Health | $0 | $1,016 |
| Hospitals | $2,893 | $2,498 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,477 | $955 |
| Housing | $3,694 | $7,811 |
| Sewerage | $630 | $1,417 |
| Utilities | $1,845 | $0 |
| Other | $6,689 | $13,929 |
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health