Raleigh, NC vs Oakland, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 53.7% more per capita than Raleigh ($16,144/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
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Oakland
Total Spending
$6.5B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$30,055
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$42,277
Total Debt
$421.6M
$0
Debt / Capita
$906
$0
Population
465,517
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Oakland$1
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Oakland$0
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Oakland$955
Education
Raleigh$6
Oakland$0
Health
Raleigh$0
Oakland$1,016
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighOakland
| Sales Tax | $858 | $522 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $42,277 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $0 |
| Other | $4,740 | $4,337 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighOakland
| Fire Protection | $277 | $1 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $0 |
| Education | $6 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $2,426 |
| Health | $0 | $1,016 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $2,498 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $955 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $7,811 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $1,417 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $0 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $0 |
| Other | $3,646 | $13,929 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health