Raleigh, NC vs Bakersfield, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Raleigh spends 20.2% more per capita than Bakersfield ($2,335/person difference). Raleigh, NC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 76/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
76/100
Budget Balance82
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity67
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Bakersfield
Total Spending
$6.5B
$4.7B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$11,576
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$3,862
Total Debt
$421.6M
$0
Debt / Capita
$906
$0
Population
465,517
404,321
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Bakersfield$0
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Bakersfield$0
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Bakersfield$741
Education
Raleigh$6
Bakersfield$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighBakersfield
| Property Tax | $0 | $1 |
| Sales Tax | $858 | $20 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $1,909 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $3,862 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $1,024 |
| Other | $4,740 | $1,915 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighBakersfield
| Fire Protection | $277 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $0 |
| Education | $6 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $840 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $425 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $741 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $3,391 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $265 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $2,679 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $0 |
| Other | $3,646 | $3,234 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
C
Bakersfield, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health