San Antonio, TX vs Jacksonville, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Jacksonville spends 46.1% more per capita than San Antonio ($14,514/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
53/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency36
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Antonio
Jacksonville
Total Spending
$24.5B
$29.9B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$31,456
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$50.9B
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$53,517
Total Debt
$3.1B
$2.7B
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$2,821
Population
1,445,662
950,203
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Antonio$0
Jacksonville$18
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Jacksonville$9,436
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Jacksonville$0
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Jacksonville$1,329
Education
San Antonio$23
Jacksonville$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Jacksonville$332
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioJacksonville
| Property Tax | $9 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $293 | $233 |
| Income Tax | $1,000 | $762 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,312 | $7,348 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,025 | $2,119 |
| Other | $3,184 | $4,705 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioJacksonville
| Police | $0 | $18 |
| Fire Protection | $396 | $9,436 |
| Highways & Roads | $158 | $0 |
| Education | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,188 | $486 |
| Health | $293 | $332 |
| Hospitals | $993 | $557 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,045 | $1,329 |
| Housing | $3,570 | $5,572 |
| Sewerage | $100 | $176 |
| Utilities | $3,826 | $1,835 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,942 |
| Other | $5,352 | $9,771 |
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
Jacksonville, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health