Raleigh, NC vs Jacksonville, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Jacksonville spends 55.8% more per capita than Raleigh ($17,545/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
53/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency36
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Jacksonville
Total Spending
$6.5B
$29.9B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$31,456
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$50.9B
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$53,517
Total Debt
$421.6M
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$906
$2,821
Population
465,517
950,203
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Raleigh$0
Jacksonville$18
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Jacksonville$9,436
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Jacksonville$0
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Jacksonville$1,329
Education
Raleigh$6
Jacksonville$0
Health
Raleigh$0
Jacksonville$332
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighJacksonville
| Property Tax | $0 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $858 | $233 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $762 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $7,348 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $2,119 |
| Other | $4,740 | $4,705 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighJacksonville
| Police | $0 | $18 |
| Fire Protection | $277 | $9,436 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $0 |
| Education | $6 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $486 |
| Health | $0 | $332 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $557 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $1,329 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $5,572 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $176 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $1,835 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $1,942 |
| Other | $3,646 | $9,771 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
C
Jacksonville, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health