Raleigh, NC vs Tulsa, OK
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Raleigh spends 165.0% more per capita than Tulsa ($8,661/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 Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Tulsa
Total Spending
$6.5B
$2.2B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$5,250
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$0
Total Debt
$421.6M
$0
Debt / Capita
$906
$0
Population
465,517
411,938
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Raleigh$0
Tulsa$628
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Tulsa$196
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Tulsa$257
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Tulsa$154
Education
Raleigh$6
Tulsa$0
Health
Raleigh$0
Tulsa$762
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighTulsa
| Sales Tax | $858 | $97 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $0 |
| Other | $4,740 | $53 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighTulsa
| Police | $0 | $628 |
| Fire Protection | $277 | $196 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $257 |
| Education | $6 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $86 |
| Health | $0 | $762 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $154 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $350 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $27 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $41 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $0 |
| Other | $3,646 | $2,748 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health