Raleigh, NC vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 59.4% more per capita than Raleigh ($20,339/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
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Long Beach
Total Spending
$6.5B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$34,250
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$75,389
Total Debt
$421.6M
$0
Debt / Capita
$906
$0
Population
465,517
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Long Beach$698
Education
Raleigh$6
Long Beach$0
Health
Raleigh$0
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $858 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $2,424 |
| Other | $4,740 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighLong Beach
| Fire Protection | $277 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $0 |
| Education | $6 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $1,317 |
| Health | $0 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $698 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $86 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $2,718 |
| Other | $3,646 | $16,533 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health